Uplift Heights Preparatory Primary SchoolCharter
- Elementary school in Uplift Education
- Dallas, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Uplift Education: B
Total students
956
Avg. teacher experience
5.7 years
Uplift Education: 6.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Uplift Education: 97.4%
Statewide: 90%
Uplift Heights Preparatory Primary School is an charter elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 956 students. 67.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 31.4% 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.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,155, which is $3,268 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.7 years of experience.
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Website
www.uplifteducation.org/northhillsprep
Address
2202 Calypso StDallas, TX 75212
Office phone number
Principal
- Michael Mason
- kalgier@uplifteducation.org
- (214) 873-9700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Uplift Heights Preparatory Primary 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
956
African American
172 (18%)
Uplift Education: 21.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.2%)
Uplift Education: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
9 (0.9%)
Uplift Education: 6%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
756 (79.1%)
Uplift Education: 67.4%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Uplift Education: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
12 (1.3%)
Uplift Education: 3.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
5 (0.5%)
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
67.7 %
Uplift Education: 49.8%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
84.8 %
Uplift Education: 72.9%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
33.2 %
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
31.4 %
Uplift Education: 32.4%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Uplift Education: 0%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
4.8 %
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)
B
Uplift Education: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
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.
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
12.5 %
Uplift Education: 19.7%
Statewide: 15%
African American
22.2 %
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
9.9 %
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
25 %
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
49.6
African American
19.2 (38.8%)
Uplift Education: 38.4%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Uplift Education: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2%)
Uplift Education: 3.1%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
16.4 (33.1%)
Uplift Education: 21.4%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Uplift Education: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
12.9 (26.1%)
Uplift Education: 33.3%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
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
1 (2%)
Uplift Education: 1%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
38.3 (77.3%)
Uplift Education: 68.3%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
10.3 (20.7%)
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
19.3
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
5.7 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
$62,155
Uplift Education: $63,523
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$59,373
Uplift Education: $55,755
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$60,243
Uplift Education: $60,108
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$62,612
Uplift Education: $65,890
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$67,597
Uplift Education: $70,769
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$78,750
Uplift Education: $78,119
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Uplift Education: $85,336
Statewide: $71,111