Uplift Luna Secondary SchoolCharter

  • Middle school or junior high school in Uplift Education
  • Dallas, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Uplift Education: B

Total students

527

Avg. teacher experience

4.7 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Luna Secondary School is a charter middle school or junior high school in Dallas, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 527 students. 42.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.2% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,743, which is $2,856 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

9743 E Rl Thornton Fwy
Dallas, TX 75228

Office phone number

(214) 445-3300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Luna Secondary 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

527

African American

78 (14.8%)

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

428 (81.2%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

10 (1.9%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (1.5%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

14.8%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

81.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.9%

Two or more races

1.5%

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

42.7 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

75.9 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

29.8 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

42.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

29.8%

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

29.2 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

12.0%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

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.

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

5.2 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

8.9 %

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

4.1 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.1 %

Uplift Education: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

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

33

African American

9.5 (28.8%)

Uplift Education: 38.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7.5 (22.7%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13 (39.4%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (6.1%)

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

24.8 (75.2%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.2 (24.8%)

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

16

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

4.7 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

$61,743

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,892

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,236

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,625

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$71,037

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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