Uplift Ascend Middle SchoolCharter

  • Middle school or junior high school in Uplift Education
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • 6th grade - 9th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Uplift Education: B

Total students

617

Avg. teacher experience

4.2 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Ascend Middle School is a charter middle school or junior high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 617 students. 46% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 31.9% 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 $61,046, which is $2,159 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

uplifteducation.org

Address

3301 Turf Paradise Pkwy
Fort Worth, TX 76140

Office phone number

(817) 768-4300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Ascend Middle School 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

617

African American

178 (28.8%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Uplift Education: 6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

413 (66.9%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

13 (2.1%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1.1%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

28.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

66.9%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

2.1%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

46 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

76.3 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

36.8 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

46.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.8%

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

31.9 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.6 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

31.9%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Uplift Education: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uplift Education: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Uplift Education: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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

36.6 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

34 %

Uplift Education: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Uplift Education: 22.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Uplift Education: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

38.1 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

20 %

Uplift Education: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

44.4 %

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

13.5

African American

8.3 (61.7%)

Uplift Education: 38.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.2 (16.2%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2.4 (17.7%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.6 (4.4%)

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

0.7 (4.8%)

Uplift Education: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

6.4 (47.3%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.1 (45.1%)

Uplift Education: 29.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.4 (2.8%)

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

45.7

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

4.2 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

$61,046

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,245

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,911

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$70,041

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$70,732

Uplift Education: $70,769

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Uplift Education: $78,119

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Uplift Education: $85,336

Statewide: $71,111

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