Uplift Grand High SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Uplift Education: B

Total students

366

Avg. teacher experience

6.5 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Grand High School is a charter high school in Grand Prairie, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 366 students. 56% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 40.2% 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.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 19.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,045, which is $5,158 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uplifteducation.org

Address

300 E Church St
Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Office phone number

(972) 854-0600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Grand 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

366

African American

25 (6.8%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.5%)

Uplift Education: 6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

319 (87.2%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

12 (3.3%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1.9%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

87.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.3%

Two or more races

1.9%

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

56 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74.6 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

41.8 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

56.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

41.8%

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

40.2 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.5 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

40.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.5%

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)

C

Uplift Education: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

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

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

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

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

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

2.2 %

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

0 %

Uplift Education: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.7 %

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

0 %

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

16.8 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.7 %

Uplift Education: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Uplift Education: 22.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Uplift Education: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.5 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Uplift Education: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.7 %

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

35.5 %

Uplift Education: 44.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

46.2 %

Uplift Education: 43.2%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

100 %

Uplift Education: 87.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

30.3 %

Uplift Education: 38.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

60 %

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

90.9 %

Uplift Education: 85%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

83.3 %

Uplift Education: 72.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

100 %

Uplift Education: 87.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

90 %

Uplift Education: 87.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

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

Masked

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

19.5

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

41.3 %

Uplift Education: 37.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

34.8 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

32.6 %

Uplift Education: 30.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

41.3%

Math

34.8%

Reading + Math

32.6%

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

17.6

African American

3.1 (17.3%)

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

4.3 (24.4%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (5.7%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7.9 (44.6%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.4 (8%)

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

12.4 (70.2%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4.9 (27.9%)

Uplift Education: 29.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.3 (1.9%)

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

20.8

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

6.5 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

$64,045

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,533

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,466

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$68,856

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$77,867

Uplift Education: $70,769

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$76,000

Uplift Education: $78,119

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Uplift Education: $85,336

Statewide: $71,111

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