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Uplift Heights Prep Ps

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

4074^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Uplift Heights Prep Ps is a large public charter elementary school in West Dallas, serving 944 students in grades PK-5, where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Part of the Uplift Education district, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past eight years, currently sitting in the 12th percentile statewide.

Compared to nearby traditional public schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), Uplift Heights faces notable challenges. It has a high student-teacher ratio of 20:1, while neighboring schools like C F Carr Elementary and Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary average about 14:1. The school also spends significantly less per student—$8,306 compared to $11,123 to $15,351 at nearby Dallas ISD schools. Academically, Uplift Heights lags behind several peers; for example, C.F. Carr and Lorenzo De Zavala consistently achieve higher proficiency in Reading and Math. The most striking contrast is with Biomedical Preparatory At Ut Southwestern, which ranks in the 96th percentile and outperforms Uplift Heights by 30-50 percentage points. Science proficiency is critically low, with only 4.7% of 5th graders proficient versus 29.57% statewide.

Despite these struggles, there are some positive signs. The school serves its African American students relatively well, with this subgroup ranking in the 24th-31st percentile, higher than the school's overall rank. Additionally, 5th Grade Reading has shown improvement, reaching 47.41% proficiency in the 2025-2026 school year, approaching the district average. However, the school severely under-serves its Special Education and English Language Learner students, who rank in the 7th percentile or lower. The data suggests that while Uplift Heights was founded as a charter alternative, several traditional Dallas ISD schools in the same high-poverty neighborhood are outperforming it, likely due to higher funding and smaller class sizes.

944

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,102

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2202 Calypso St
Dallas, TX 75247

(214) 873-9700

District: Uplift Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

African American:

26.8%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

Texas avg51%

4,074^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 18% (2018) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Uplift Education

665^th of 951Uplift Education among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	4074 of 4627	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	4218 of 4651	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4175 of 4710	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	4474 of 4647	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3414 of 4581	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3820 of 4578	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3485 of 4479	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3576 of 4359	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	1827 of 2406	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	1307 of 1905	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1829 of 2443	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2203 of 2443	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1365 of 2421	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	1600 of 2444	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1032 of 2515	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	1706 of 2483	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	2865 of 4461	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3569 of 4331	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3736 of 4295	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3397 of 4240	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2716 of 2918	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	3215 of 3668	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	3385 of 3556	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2354 of 3487	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	2777 of 3446	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3071 of 3333	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	2484 of 3226	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	3928 of 4575	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	3116 of 3744	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4076 of 4658	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	4415 of 4588	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3271 of 4561	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	3711 of 4499	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3331 of 4348	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3814 of 4306	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	3674 of 4413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	3297 of 3644	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	3914 of 4465	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	4225 of 4401	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3065 of 4376	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3532 of 4329	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3131 of 4188	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3190 of 4168	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3551 of 4520	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	3126 of 3705	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4092 of 4594	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	4328 of 4521	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3035 of 4477	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3655 of 4451	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	2959 of 4309	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3131 of 4264	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4049 of 4582	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	3537 of 3739	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4224 of 4647	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	4392 of 4585	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3518 of 4563	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3793 of 4498	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3442 of 4357	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3256 of 4319	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	3984 of 4301	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	2693 of 3549	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4004 of 4292	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3655 of 4086	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3160 of 3952	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	2867 of 3799	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	2940 of 3684	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	2947 of 3558	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)36th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Uplift Heights Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2202 Calypso St	Dallas	75247	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 873-9700	944	47	20.0	91.3%	7 (0.7%)	253 (26.8%)	654 (69.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.0%)	19.4	4074^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.3	4218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.3%	144						30.5	31.6	47.4				24.2	29.2	36.0				$9,102
C F Carr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1952 Bayside St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4300	259	23	11.3	98.8%	6 (2.3%)	149 (57.5%)	100 (38.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.5	2708^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.5%		54.2	1892^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.3%	816	20.0					42.9	45.5	51.9	40.7			56.0	39.1	32.1	40.7			$18,566
Dr Elba And Domingo Garcia West Dallas Stem School	Public	PK, KG-4	2200 Dennison St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	124	11	11.0	74.2%	9 (7.3%)	65 (52.4%)	47 (37.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	73.5	999^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.4%					(n/a)						66.7	66.7					42.9	66.7					$29,796
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3214 N Winnetka Ave	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-6400	369	28	13.1	96.7%	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.5%)	335 (90.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.9	2892^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	37.5%		30	3433^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	541						30.4	20.0	57.9	61.1			41.3	38.5	44.7	36.1			$11,812
Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1400 Walmsley Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4400	633	44	14.5	77.7%	61 (9.6%)	72 (11.4%)	484 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	50.9	2069^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.3%		43.7	2512^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.0%	443	0.0				85.7	36.7	63.8	67.6	58.7	84.0	90.9	25.0	48.3	35.2	41.3	70.4	52.0	$11,731
Eladio R Martinez Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Bernal Dr	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6900	547	37	14.9	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	154 (28.2%)	377 (68.9%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	39.3	2806^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.4%		27.8	3564^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.4%	758	45.5					43.2	32.9	56.3	46.2			47.3	36.7	43.7	40.0			$10,582
Esperanza Medrano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2221 Lucas Dr	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3300	349	25	13.9	96.3%	6 (1.7%)	69 (19.8%)	253 (72.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	13.1	4383^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	5.3%		29.5	3465^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	918	23.3	43.8		40.0		22.2	40.7	40.5				17.7	22.0	27.9				$13,174
Stevens Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2615 W Colorado Blvd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4200	631	40	15.7	99.8%	11 (1.7%)	41 (6.5%)	561 (88.9%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	26.1	3687^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.3%		24.4	3767^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%	80	36.2	53.7	44.2	33.3		23.3	41.8	29.4	49.3			20.3	40.2	31.9	30.1			$10,450
Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5555 Maple Ave	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2700	346	27	12.9	76.0%	15 (4.3%)	27 (7.8%)	276 (79.8%)	18 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	36.2	3010^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.9%		54.4	1879^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.6%	1131					50.0	50.0	25.0	55.9	35.7	60.6	58.8	29.0	28.6	54.6	39.3	52.8	29.4	$11,981
Biomedical Preparatory At Ut Southwestern	Public	PK, KG-4	6516 Forest Park Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	213	13	16.6	55.4%	25 (11.7%)	40 (18.8%)	98 (46.0%)	38 (17.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	94.3	201^st of 4627 public elementary schools	95.7%					(n/a)						76.3	76.1					79.7	71.7					$14,253

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Uplift Heights Prep Ps ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students at Uplift Heights Prep Ps are 69% Hispanic, 27% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 944 students attended Uplift Heights Prep Ps.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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