Uplift Ascend Middle

Uplift Ascend Middle is a middle school located in Dallas, TX, serving grades 6–10 and approximately 688 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 14 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 49.1:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Uplift Ascend Middle 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.

Middle school transitions matter: The Dallas reports on Uplift Ascend Middle's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Uplift Ascend Middle? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Uplift Ascend Middle". 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.