Nonprofit organization | |
Industry | Public charter school |
Founded | 1996 |
Headquarters | Dallas, TX |
Number of locations
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17 (2017) |
Area served
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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex |
Number of employees
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1600 (2017) |
Uplift Education is a public, non-profit, charter school, which was 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 2017, Uplift Education serves over 16,000 students in 36 schools in Dallas and Tarrant Counties. Uplift Education is a system of college preparatory schools that has an extended school day, and all Uplift schools are International Baccalaureate authorized, or are on track for IB authorization. As of the 2016 school year 100% of graduates were accepted into college for the 8th year in a row.
K-12
6-7
K-5
K-4
K-4, 6-10 (Will grow to K-12)
Pre-K-2