📍 3301 Turf Paradise Pkwy, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76140
Uplift Ascend Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 688 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alton Jackson. It is part of the Uplift Education school district. It serves grades 6–10 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 47.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Uplift Ascend Middle enrolls 688 students across grades 6–10. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 47.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 464 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 196 | 28% |
| White | 13 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
618 of the school's 688 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 578 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Uplift Ascend Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 95.
Uplift Ascend Middle is one of 43 schools in UPLIFT EDUCATION, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 23,384 students district-wide and employs 1,381 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 688 students, Uplift Ascend Middle is larger than the district average of about 544 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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