Other / mixed grade configuration · Arlington, TX

Uplift Summit International Pri

Federal NCES profile for Uplift Summit International Pri, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480003012231Charter school
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
17
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
18
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Uplift Summit International Pri earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of Texas schools.

#51 of 63
schools in Arlington · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
20.8:1
large classes for Texas
78.2%
free-lunch eligible

Uplift Summit International Pri has class sizes larger than 94% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Uplift Summit International Pri ranks #51 of 63 schools in Arlington, TX.

School address

Enrollment

688

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

20.8:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+41% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

78.2%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+26% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Uplift Summit International Pri compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Uplift Summit International Pri

Uplift Summit International Pri is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Arlington, Texas, enrolling 688 students.

Class loads run heavy: 20.8:1 is larger than about 94% of Texas schools and 41% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 78.2% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 688 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Among 2,061 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #1,599, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (53%) and African American (36%) (diversity index 58/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 412 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

13.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 17.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Uplift Education also operates Uplift Heights Preparatory Pri (944 students) and Uplift Ascend (864 students) alongside Uplift Summit International Pri.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Uplift Summit International Pri compares

Uplift Summit International Pri on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.8:1 ▲ 41% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 78.2% ▲ 26% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 688 top 28% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

20.8:1
Leaner classes than 13% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
688
Bigger than 79% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
78.2%
free-lunch eligible - 26% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20.8:1
students per teacher - 41% above state mean
Top 94% in Texas - lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
13.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,194
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.7 FTE
Per 412 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 52.9%
African American 36.3%
Two or More 5.2%
White 3.5%
Asian 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.4, Uplift Summit International Pri is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Uplift Education, which includes Uplift Summit International Pri.

$11,194
Per student
-18%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-33%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.7%
State 81.3%
Federal 17.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Uplift Summit International Pri Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Uplift Heights Preparatory Pri Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Uplift Ascend Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Uplift Education - Uplift Grand Preparatory Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Uplift Luna Preparatory Pri Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Uplift Hampton Preparatory Pri Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Uplift Summit International Pri's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Uplift Education · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Uplift Summit International Pri

How many students attend Uplift Summit International Pri?

Uplift Summit International Pri has 688 students enrolled. It is a public school in Arlington, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Uplift Summit International Pri?

The student-teacher ratio at Uplift Summit International Pri is 20.8:1, which is 41% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 32% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Uplift Summit International Pri?

78.2% of students at Uplift Summit International Pri are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Uplift Summit International Pri?

The largest demographic group at Uplift Summit International Pri is Hispanic or Latino at 52.9% of enrollment, in Arlington, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Uplift Summit International Pri?

Uplift Summit International Pri has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Uplift Summit International Pri rank among schools in Arlington?

By Resource Investment Index, Uplift Summit International Pri ranks #51 of 63 schools in Arlington, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Arlington on the city page.

Is Uplift Summit International Pri a good school?

Uplift Summit International Pri earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Uplift Education?

Besides Uplift Summit International Pri, Uplift Education also operates Uplift Heights Preparatory Pri (944 students), Uplift Ascend (864 students), and Uplift Education - Uplift Grand Preparatory (727 students). See the Uplift Education district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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