Uplift Atlas Preparatory - High SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Uplift Education: B

Total students

495

Avg. teacher experience

8.3 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Atlas Preparatory - High School is a charter high school in Dallas, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 495 students. 47.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 42% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Uplift Atlas Preparatory - High School was 915 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,818, which is $6,931 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uplifteducation.org/

Address

4600 Bryan St Bldg 2
Dallas, TX 75204

Office phone number

(214) 821-7325

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Atlas Preparatory - High 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

495

African American

19 (3.8%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Uplift Education: 6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

463 (93.5%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

7 (1.4%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (0.4%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.8%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

93.5%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

1.4%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

47.5 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

83.2 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

32.5 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

47.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

32.5%

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

42 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.5 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

42.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

10.5%

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)

B

Uplift Education: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Uplift Education: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Uplift Education: 95.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Uplift Education: 97.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.4 %

Uplift Education: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Uplift Education: 1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Uplift Education: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.2 %

Uplift Education: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Uplift Education: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

20 %

Uplift Education: 1.5%

Statewide: 2%

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

16.6 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.1 %

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

16 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

45.5 %

Uplift Education: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Uplift Education: 17.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

24.3 %

Uplift Education: 44.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

25 %

Uplift Education: 43.2%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Uplift Education: 87.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

25.4 %

Uplift Education: 38.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Uplift Education: 58.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Uplift Education: 45%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

79.2 %

Uplift Education: 85%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Uplift Education: 72.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Uplift Education: 87.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

78.4 %

Uplift Education: 87.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Uplift Education: 70.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Uplift Education: 66.7%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

915

Uplift Education: 1139

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

17.7

Uplift Education: 19.2

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

29.9 %

Uplift Education: 37.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

27.8 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

23.7 %

Uplift Education: 30.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

29.9%

Math

27.8%

Reading + Math

23.7%

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

38.6

African American

5 (12.9%)

Uplift Education: 38.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.6%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9 (23.3%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.7 (51%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3.9 (10.2%)

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

23.5 (60.8%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14.1 (36.6%)

Uplift Education: 29.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.6%)

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

12.8

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

8.3 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

$65,818

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,867

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,873

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$68,429

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$69,654

Uplift Education: $70,769

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$79,167

Uplift Education: $78,119

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Uplift Education: $85,336

Statewide: $71,111

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