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Uplift Gradus Prep Ps

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Uplift Gradus Prep Ps ranks 3269 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

3269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Uplift Gradus Preparatory is an elementary public charter school located in Desoto, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 535 students. The school is part of the Uplift Education district, which is ranked 697 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Uplift Gradus Preparatory has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,394 and 3,619 out of around 4,600 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on STAAR assessments is generally below the state and Uplift Education district averages across reading, math, and science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 51.28% in reading, 41.03% in math, and 10.26% in science, compared to the state averages of 57.83%, 46.24%, and 29.57%, respectively. The school has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as female students and African American students, but has struggled with the performance of male students and special education students.

Comparing Uplift Gradus Preparatory to nearby schools, its performance is generally lower than the Uplift Hampton Preparatory Pri, another public charter school in the same district. Other nearby schools, such as KIPP Destiny Elementary and Genesis Campus Pre-K Thru 5, also have lower academic performance than the state averages, similar to Uplift Gradus Preparatory. However, the nearby public schools in the Dallas Independent School District, such as Martin Weiss Elementary and Umphrey Lee Elementary, have generally outperformed Uplift Gradus Preparatory on STAAR assessments.

597

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,154

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Seahawk Dr
Desoto, TX 75115

(214) 451-5551

District: Uplift Education

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.8%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 48th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 48th-percentile peak (2022) to 30th (2025)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Texas avg47%

3,269^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 23% (2018) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Uplift Education

697^th of 961Uplift 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
2025	32.8	3269 of 4651	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	2908 of 4710	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	2649 of 4647	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	2394 of 4581	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3619 of 4578	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3531 of 4479	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3341 of 4359	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	903 of 1905	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	1297 of 2443	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	789 of 2443	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	671 of 2421	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	34.5	1646 of 2444	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1247 of 2515	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	1239 of 2483	50.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	2947 of 4461	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3580 of 4331	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3309 of 4295	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2386 of 4240	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1824 of 2918	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.1	873 of 3668	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	1235 of 3556	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	1355 of 3487	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	2130 of 3446	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	1067 of 3333	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	1636 of 3226	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	2737 of 3744	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3056 of 4658	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	2164 of 4588	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	1324 of 4561	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	33.3	2967 of 4499	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2483 of 4348	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	2292 of 4306	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2094 of 3644	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	1143 of 4465	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	1440 of 4401	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	1410 of 4376	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	2193 of 4329	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2525 of 4188	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2370 of 4168	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	2046 of 3705	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	2188 of 4594	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	1763 of 4521	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	1563 of 4477	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	3131 of 4451	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3430 of 4309	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3501 of 4264	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	2409 of 3739	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	2840 of 4647	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3126 of 4585	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3577 of 4563	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	4057 of 4498	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	4084 of 4357	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4092 of 4319	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	641 of 1128	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1670 of 3549	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	3427 of 4292	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1990 of 4086	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	3361 of 3952	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3638 of 3799	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

Reading40%-14 vs state

Science10%-19 vs state

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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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Uplift Gradus Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	121 Seahawk Dr	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 451-5551	597	32	18.3	83.6%	5 (0.8%)	375 (62.8%)	184 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	32.8	3269^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.7%		38.8	2908^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.3%	361									30.4	39.8	51.3				38.0	44.6	41.0				10.3			$10,154
Golden Rule Desoto	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	135 W Wintergreen Rd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 248-4463	402	34	11.8	91.3%	12 (3.0%)	67 (16.7%)	317 (78.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	43.4	2537^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.5	2018^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.2%	519	38.5	0.0			0.0				52.9	48.3	50.0	36.4	39.4	37.5	40.9	43.3	41.7	22.7	45.5	56.3	30.6	37.5	9.4	$8,545
Uplift Hampton Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	712	37	19.0	89.0%	5 (0.7%)	485 (68.1%)	186 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.5%)	30.5	3398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.9%		28.3	3568^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.2%	170									48.6	44.4	42.2				48.6	37.4	16.5				0.9			$10,398
Ruby Young Talented And Gifted Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	707 Young Blvd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 223-6505	263	13	19.8	58.6%	4 (1.5%)	193 (73.4%)	56 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	21.1	3972^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.6%		23.8	3855^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.2%	117								61.1	37.0	35.5	46.9	42.9	50.0	73.5	29.6	29.0	31.3	9.5	5.6	50.0	6.3	44.1	14.7	$9,278
The Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1016 The Meadows Pkwy	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-0960	312	15	20.4	75.6%	2 (0.6%)	269 (86.2%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	7.7	4548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.2	4493^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	4.6%	55									19.6	8.6	27.1				13.7	12.9	30.1				2.4			$8,815
Martin Weiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Willoughby Blvd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4000	427	30	14.4	98.4%	6 (1.4%)	83 (19.4%)	334 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	65.7	1320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.6%		65.6	1312^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.1%	8	45.5	57.1	84.6				12.5		50.0	50.0	67.7				42.4	63.0	71.7				26.5			$11,943
Ronald E McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 Bainbridge Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6200	500	33	15.1	98.2%	10 (2.0%)	267 (53.4%)	203 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	12.8	4378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%		29.9	3473^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	26.3%	905	16.7	25.0	38.7	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0		29.2	50.0	30.4				17.0	31.6	17.7				2.9			$12,996
Birdie Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Goldwood Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3100	259	23	11.5	96.1%	4 (1.5%)	192 (74.1%)	57 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.7	4042^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.1	4114^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.7%	72	33.3		14.3			0.0	28.6		34.5	25.0	43.5				22.6	22.5	52.0				4.4			$16,697
Umphrey Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7808 Racine Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3900	447	33	13.7	97.8%	11 (2.5%)	184 (41.2%)	234 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	66.1	1305^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%		20.8	4023^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	14.6%	2718	35.0	28.6	51.5	33.3	0.0	20.0	42.9		51.5	76.3	47.1				45.5	67.9	50.0				35.6			$12,754
Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	2929 Marquis St	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1512	613	40	15.2	87.3%	3 (0.5%)	242 (39.5%)	358 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	36.4	3027^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.9%		26.4	3689^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.7%	662	23.8	14.3	18.2	20.0	0.0	0.0	5.9		43.3	34.6	47.4				34.4	31.3	50.0				25.8			$6,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Uplift Gradus Prep Ps

How many students attend Uplift Gradus Prep Ps?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Uplift Gradus Prep Ps.

What is the racial makeup of Uplift Gradus Prep Ps?

Students at Uplift Gradus Prep Ps are 63% African American, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Uplift Gradus Prep Ps a good school?

Uplift Gradus Prep Ps ranks 3269^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Uplift Gradus Prep Ps in?

Uplift Education

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