Uplift Gradus PreparatoryCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Uplift Education: B

Total students

550

Avg. teacher experience

7.3 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Gradus Preparatory is an charter elementary school in Desoto, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 550 students. 39.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,215, which is $6,328 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uplifteducation.org

Address

121 Seahawk Dr
Desoto, TX 75115

Office phone number

(214) 451-5551

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Gradus Preparatory 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

550

African American

345 (62.7%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.4%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Uplift Education: 6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

181 (32.9%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (0.4%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

19 (3.5%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

62.7%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

32.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.4%

Two or more races

3.5%

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

39.6 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

76 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

12.7 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

39.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.7%

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

11.6 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.2 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.6%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

6.2%

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)

A

Uplift Education: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Uplift Education: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Uplift Education: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

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

17.1 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

17.5 %

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

14.5 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

40 %

Uplift Education: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

26.7 %

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

30.2

African American

22.2 (73.5%)

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

4 (13.2%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

3 (9.9%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (3.3%)

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

19.5 (64.5%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.7 (35.5%)

Uplift Education: 29.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

18.2

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

7.3 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

$65,215

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,999

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,793

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$67,536

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$71,013

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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