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Uplift Elevate Preparatory School is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Fort Worth, Texas, with a diverse student population of 45.15% Hispanic, 26.55% African American, and 18.6% White students.
Despite being part of the Uplift Education district, which is ranked 701 out of 968 districts in Texas, Uplift Elevate Preparatory School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and its own district on STAAR tests. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in reading, math, and science were significantly lower than the state and Uplift Education district averages. For example, in 5th grade, only 13.75% of students were proficient in science, compared to 14.87% for the Uplift Education district and 26.29% for the state. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 3,574 and 4,133 out of 4,578 to 4,675 Texas elementary schools over the past four school years, and has received a 0 to 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. While special education and African American students perform relatively better, Hispanic and English Language Learner students struggle, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as North Elementary, Fine Arts Academy, and Walsh Elementary, generally outperform Uplift Elevate Preparatory School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates, better statewide rankings, and serving student populations with lower percentages of low-income and minority students. Additionally, Uplift Elevate Preparatory School's spending per student has decreased from $22,243 in 2019-2020 to $12,178 in 2020-2021, which is lower than the spending at nearby schools like Western Hills Pri ($12,130) and North Elementary ($10,526), and its student-teacher ratio has increased from 11.9 in 2020-2021 to 14.6 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the ratios at nearby schools like North Elementary (14.5) and Fine Arts Academy (14.9).
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