Uplift Education

Uplift Education is a public, non-profit, charter school, which was originally founded as the North Hills Preparatory School in Irving, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Uplift was founded in 1996 by Rosemary Perlmeter, as one of the state of Texas' first charter schools. In 2005, Uplift Education founded its first urban campus, creating Uplift Peak Preparatory in Old East Dallas. As of 2015, Uplift Education serves over 14,000 students in 34 schools in Dallas and Tarrant Counties. Uplift Education is a system of college preparatory schools that has an extended school day. Additionally, all Uplift schools are International Baccalaureate authorized or are in the authorization process.

Schools

K-12

• Uplift North Hills Preparatory (Irving)^[1]
  • North Hills Preparatory ranked 2nd on a Washington Post 2014 list of most challenging high schools in the U.S.^[2]
  • The State of Texas defined "college readiness," or readiness to undergo university studies, by scores on the ACT and SAT and in the 11th grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests. Holly K. Hacker of The Dallas Morning News said that in regards to the college readiness statistics, the school "also shows promising results, though it has student and parent requirements that can drive away some families with greater challenges."^[3]
• Uplift Peak Preparatory (Dallas)^[4]
• Uplift Summit International Preparatory (Arlington)^[5]
• Uplift Williams Preparatory (Dallas)^[6]
• Uplift Hampton Preparatory (Dallas)^[7]
• Uplift Luna Preparatory (Dallas)^[8]
• Uplift Grand Preparatory (Grand Prairie)
  • Currently a K-3 & 6-8 school, with an addition being built for grades 9-12 planned to open before the 2016-2017 school year. ^[9]

K-11

• Uplift Heights Preparatory (Dallas)^[10]

K-10

• Uplift Infinity Preparatory (Irving)^[11]
• Mighty Preparatory (Fort Worth)^[12]

K-5

• Uplift Pinnacle Preparatory (Dallas)^[13]

K-4

• Uplift Meridian Preparatory (Fort Worth)^[14]
• Uplift Triumph Preparatory (Dallas) ^[15]

K-3, 6-8

• Uplift Grand Preparatory (Grand Prairie)^[16]

K-2

• Uplift Lee (Grand Prairie)^[17]
• Uplift Gradus (De Soto)^[18]

References

1. "North Hills Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "606 E. Royal Lane Irving, TX 75039"
2. High School Challenge Washington Post
3. Hacker, Holly K. "Analysis shows true Texas high school performance, stripping away socioeconomic factors." The Dallas Morning News. September 3, 2011. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
4. "Peak Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "4600 Bryan Street Dallas, TX 75204"
5. "Summit International Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "1305 North Center Street Arlington, Texas 76011"
6. "Williams Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "1750 Viceroy Drive Dallas, TX 75235"
7. "Hampton Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "8915 South Hampton Road Dallas, TX 75232"
8. "Laureate Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "2020 N. Lamar Dallas, TX 75202"
9. "Construction Update March 2016 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
10. "Heights Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "2650 Canada Dr. Dallas, TX 75212"
11. "Infinity Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "1401 S. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, TX 75060"
12. "." Uplift Education. Retrieved on August 16, 2015. "3700 Mighty Mite Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76105"
13. "Pinnacle Preparatory." Uplift Education. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "753 W. Illinois Dallas, TX 75224"
14. "." Uplift Education. Retrieved on August 16, 2015. "1801 South Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX 76105"
15. "." Uplift Education. Retrieved on August 16, 2015. "9411 Hargrove, Dallas TX 75220"
16. "." Uplift Education. Retrieved on August 16, 2015. "122 NE 2nd St, Grand Prairie, TX 75050"
17. "." Uplift Education. Retrieved on August 16, 2015. "401 East Grand Prairie Road, Grand Prairie, TX 75051."
18. "." Uplift Education. Retrieved on August 16, 2015. "121 Seahawk Dr. DeSoto, TX 75115."

External links

• Uplift Education