Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uplift Education: B

Total students

549

Avg. teacher experience

4.3 years

Uplift Education: 6.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Uplift Education: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Uplift Mighty Middle School is a charter middle school or junior high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Uplift Education school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 549 students. 71.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 44.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,577, which is $1,690 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

3700 Mighty Mite Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76105

Office phone number

(817) 288-3800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Uplift Mighty 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

549

African American

112 (20.4%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.5%)

Uplift Education: 6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

417 (76%)

Uplift Education: 67.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (1.1%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

11 (2%)

Uplift Education: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

20.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

76.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.1%

Two or more races

2.0%

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

71.4 %

Uplift Education: 49.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.1 %

Uplift Education: 72.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

45.4 %

Uplift Education: 32.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

71.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

45.4%

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

44.4 %

Uplift Education: 32.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.7 %

Uplift Education: 7.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

44.4%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.7%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uplift Education: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Uplift Education: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

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

48 %

Uplift Education: 19.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

39.2 %

Uplift Education: 20.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Uplift Education: 22.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Uplift Education: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

51.8 %

Uplift Education: 21.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Uplift Education: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

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

32.5

African American

14.2 (43.8%)

Uplift Education: 38.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3.1%)

Uplift Education: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.9 (33.6%)

Uplift Education: 21.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Uplift Education: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

3.3 (10.3%)

Uplift Education: 33.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (9.2%)

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

0.9 (2.9%)

Uplift Education: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.3 (68.7%)

Uplift Education: 68.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.2 (28.4%)

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

16.9

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

4.3 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

$60,577

Uplift Education: $63,523

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,000

Uplift Education: $55,755

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,958

Uplift Education: $60,108

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,669

Uplift Education: $65,890

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$71,313

Uplift Education: $70,769

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$78,000

Uplift Education: $78,119

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Uplift Education: $85,336

Statewide: $71,111

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