Wisdom Prep Middle

Wisdom Prep Middle in Dallas, TX, is a public charter school in the Uplift Education network serving 493 students in grades 6-8, with 87.6% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Texas middle schools over the past five years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its state percentile rank has hovered between the 10th and 15th percentile, with a slight decline to the 10th percentile in the most recent year.

The most critical area of concern is mathematics, particularly in 8th grade, where only 2.53% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—a rate dramatically lower than nearby schools like Uplift Hampton Prep Middle (28.05%) and even struggling ISD schools like Boude Storey Middle (8.72%). The school's dropout rate of 2.3% is the highest among comparable area middle schools and has been steadily climbing from 1.0% in 2019-2020. However, there is a notable bright spot: English Language Learner students ranked in the 33rd percentile statewide, a significant improvement from the 13th percentile the prior year, suggesting effective support systems for this subgroup.

Interestingly, despite the low math proficiency, the small number of students accelerated into Algebra I performed competitively, with 44.03% proficient, comparable to Idea A W Brown College Preparatory (45.45%). The school's per-student spending of $13,555 is on par with or higher than many peers, including the high-performing D A Hulcy Steam Middle ($10,969), which serves a similarly high-poverty population but ranks in the 79th percentile. This comparison suggests that the school's challenges are not due to a lack of financial resources but rather the effectiveness of its instructional programs and school culture.