Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Uplift Education: B

Total students

546

Avg. teacher experience

4.4 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.5 %

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Luna 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 546 students. 57% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 34.8% 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, 94.5% 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 ACT score was 18.2.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,461, which is $1,574 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uplifteducation.org/northhillsprep

Address

2625 Elm St
Dallas, TX 75226

Office phone number

(214) 445-3300

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Luna 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

546

African American

60 (11%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Uplift Education: 6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

466 (85.3%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

12 (2.2%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (0.7%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.0%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

85.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.2%

Two or more races

0.7%

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

57 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.6 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

36.4 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

57.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.4%

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

34.8 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

34.8%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

10.1%

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)

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

94.5 %

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

93.3 %

Uplift Education: 95.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.1 %

Uplift Education: 97.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Uplift Education: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

93.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

94.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

Masked

Two or more races

Masked

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

Masked

Uplift Education: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.5 %

Uplift Education: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Uplift Education: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

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

18.1 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.8 %

Uplift Education: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Uplift Education: 22.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Uplift Education: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17.8 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

40 %

Uplift Education: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

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

52.1 %

Uplift Education: 44.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

62.5 %

Uplift Education: 43.2%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Uplift Education: 87.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

48.8 %

Uplift Education: 38.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

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

82.2 %

Uplift Education: 85%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

46.7 %

Uplift Education: 72.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Uplift Education: 87.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

88.5 %

Uplift Education: 87.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uplift Education: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Uplift Education: 70.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

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

18.2

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

47.7 %

Uplift Education: 37.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

43 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

39.5 %

Uplift Education: 30.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

47.7%

Math

43.0%

Reading + Math

39.5%

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

39

African American

8.3 (21.2%)

Uplift Education: 38.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.9 (7.5%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.9 (25.4%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.9 (40.8%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (5.1%)

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

28.5 (73%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.5 (27%)

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

14

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

4.4 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

$60,461

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,000

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,526

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$65,167

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$71,907

Uplift Education: $70,769

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Uplift Education: $78,119

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$77,117

Uplift Education: $85,336

Statewide: $71,111

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