Uplift Atlas Preparatory - Middle SchoolCharter

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

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Uplift Education: B

Total students

425

Avg. teacher experience

4.8 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Atlas Preparatory - Middle 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 425 students. 60.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,420, which is $3,533 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uplifteducation.org/northhillsprep

Address

4600 Bryan St
Dallas, TX 75204

Office phone number

(214) 821-7325

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Atlas Preparatory - Middle 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

425

African American

24 (5.6%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.5%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.5%)

Uplift Education: 6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

385 (90.6%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (1.4%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (1.4%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.6%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

90.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.4%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

60.7 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.4 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

38.6 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

60.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

38.6%

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

39.1 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.1 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

39.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.1%

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)

C

Uplift Education: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uplift Education: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

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

12.3 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

14.3 %

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

12.5 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Uplift Education: 10.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

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

28.8

African American

8 (27.8%)

Uplift Education: 38.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3.5%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11 (38.2%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8.8 (30.4%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.1 (0.2%)

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

23 (79.8%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5.8 (20.2%)

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

14.7

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

4.8 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

$62,420

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,000

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,742

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,736

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$71,667

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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