Uplift Luna Secondary SchoolCharter

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Total students

484

Avg. teacher experience

6.1 years

Uplift Education: 7.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uplift Education: 96.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

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 2023-2024 school year, it had 484 students. 41.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,775, which is $2,301 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.uplifteducation.org

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

484

African American

113 (23.3%)

Uplift Education: 22.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1.4%)

Uplift Education: 6.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

346 (71.5%)

Uplift Education: 65.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

3 (0.6%)

Uplift Education: 2.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

14 (2.9%)

Uplift Education: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

23.3%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.4%

Hispanic

71.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.6%

Two or more races

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

41.5 %

Uplift Education: 50.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

82 %

Uplift Education: 82.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

33.7 %

Uplift Education: 35.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

41.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

82.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

33.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

32 %

Uplift Education: 33.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.4 %

Uplift Education: 9.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

32.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.4%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Uplift Education: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

26.6 %

Uplift Education: 21.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

28.6 %

Uplift Education: 22.9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Uplift Education: 30.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

16.7 %

Uplift Education: 6.8%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

26.4 %

Uplift Education: 22.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: 18.2%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

33.3 %

Uplift Education: 22.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

18.2 %

Uplift Education: 22.5%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

32.1

African American

14.4 (44.9%)

Uplift Education: 44.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (6.2%)

Uplift Education: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

7.1 (22.2%)

Uplift Education: 23.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8.6 (26.7%)

Uplift Education: 25.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

9 (28%)

Uplift Education: 28.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

15.9 (49.6%)

Uplift Education: 49.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7.2 (22.4%)

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

15.1

Uplift Education: 17.1

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

6.1 years

Uplift Education: 7.8 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

$64,775

Uplift Education: $65,541

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$60,384

Uplift Education: $60,071

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,797

Uplift Education: $61,431

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$71,606

Uplift Education: $66,173

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$72,818

Uplift Education: $71,490

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$77,500

Uplift Education: $77,078

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Uplift Education: $82,350

Statewide: $74,014

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