Uplift Ascend

Uplift Ascend is a elementary school located in Dallas, TX, serving grades -1–5 and approximately 920 students. Operated by Uplift Education, the campus sits about 9.0 miles from The Dallas's newsroom and is part of The Dallas's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 64 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.

Uplift Ascend operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Dallas publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

For families in Dallas considering elementary placement, Uplift Ascend is one of the campuses The Dallas regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Uplift Ascend? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Uplift Ascend". For more education coverage, see thedallas.org/schools or browse The Dallas's latest reporting at thedallas.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.