Uplift AscendCharter
- Elementary school in Uplift Education
- Fort Worth, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
C
Uplift Education: B
Total students
883
Avg. teacher experience
4.6 years
Uplift Education: 6.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Uplift Education: 97.4%
Statewide: 90%
Uplift Ascend is an charter elementary school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 883 students. 36.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,790, which is $1,903 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.6 years of experience.
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Website
www.uplifteducation.org/ascend
Address
3301 Turf Paradise PkwyFort Worth, TX 76140
Office phone number
Principal
- Chaneka Rich
- crich@uplifteducation.org
- (469) 621-8500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Uplift Ascend are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
883
African American
335 (37.9%)
Uplift Education: 21.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Uplift Education: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.2%)
Uplift Education: 6%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
487 (55.2%)
Uplift Education: 67.4%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Uplift Education: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
30 (3.4%)
Uplift Education: 3.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
27 (3.1%)
Uplift Education: 1.9%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
36.1 %
Uplift Education: 49.8%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
79.4 %
Uplift Education: 72.9%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
31.6 %
Uplift Education: 32.9%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
29.1 %
Uplift Education: 32.4%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Uplift Education: 0%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
5 %
Uplift Education: 7.9%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
C
Uplift Education: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Uplift Education: B
School progress (2021-2022)
B
Uplift Education: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Uplift Education: B
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
18.4 %
Uplift Education: 19.7%
Statewide: 15%
African American
16.2 %
Uplift Education: 20.3%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Uplift Education: 22.9%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
Masked
Uplift Education: 2.4%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
19.9 %
Uplift Education: 21.5%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Uplift Education: 0%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
19 %
Uplift Education: 10.6%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
21.7 %
Uplift Education: 17.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
65.8
African American
38.6 (58.6%)
Uplift Education: 38.4%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Uplift Education: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2.9 (4.4%)
Uplift Education: 3.1%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
10.7 (16.2%)
Uplift Education: 21.4%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Uplift Education: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
12.3 (18.7%)
Uplift Education: 33.3%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
1.3 (2%)
Uplift Education: 3.4%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Uplift Education: 1%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
48.9 (74.3%)
Uplift Education: 68.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
14.3 (21.7%)
Uplift Education: 29.3%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
2.6 (4%)
Uplift Education: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
13.4
Uplift Education: 16
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
4.6 years
Uplift Education: 6.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$60,790
Uplift Education: $63,523
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$52,141
Uplift Education: $55,755
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$58,395
Uplift Education: $60,108
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$65,011
Uplift Education: $65,890
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$72,126
Uplift Education: $70,769
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$76,750
Uplift Education: $78,119
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Uplift Education: $85,336
Statewide: $71,111