Uplift Grand High SchoolCharter
- High school in Uplift Education
- Grand Prairie, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
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.
Contact information
Website
Address
300 E Church StGrand Prairie, TX 75050
Office phone number
Principal
- Brady Cooper
- astevenson@uplifteducation.org
- (972) 854-0600
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%
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%
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%
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)
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%
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%
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