The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in Math. The lowest is 12% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Uplift Luna Preparatory Pri
Uplift Luna Preparatory Primary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade charter school operated by Uplift Education, located along the East RL Thornton Freeway in Dallas. It is a regular public charter school serving a neighborhood where a very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and where Hispanic and Black students together make up the clear majority of enrollment. The school is mid-sized for an elementary campus of its grade band.
On the Texas STAAR assessment, the most recent results show a school working against real academic headwinds. In math, roughly a third to slightly above that of third and fourth graders reached the "meets grade level" threshold that Texas considers the primary proficiency standard, while fifth grade math proficiency fell to about a quarter of students tested. Reading and language arts followed a similar pattern: third and fourth grade proficiency sat in the high twenties to low thirties, with fifth grade performing somewhat better. The sharpest concern is fifth grade science, where only a small fraction of students tested at the meets-grade-level standard, putting that result well behind the school's own scores in other subjects. Across all subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among districts in Dallas County, the comparison set available for this school. There is only one year of data in the system, so trend direction cannot be assessed. A parent would want to ask the school directly about what is driving these numbers and what academic support structures are in place.
No data was available on chronic absenteeism or special-populations figures such as English learner rates or special education enrollment. Those gaps are worth asking about, particularly given how many families in schools with high economic need rely on coordinated support services.
Uplift Education as a network has historically emphasized a college-preparatory approach. Publicly reported information indicates the network is now adding healthcare career pathways at some of its high schools, including a full conversion of one campus into a healthcare-focused school in partnership with Baylor Scott & White Health. For a family enrolling a child at Luna Primary today, this signals the kind of secondary pathway their child could eventually access within the Uplift network, though Luna itself serves only elementary grades and those high school options remain years away. Texas accountability ratings for Uplift campuses were subject to a multi-year delay due to legal proceedings; publicly reported information says both a delayed prior year and a current year of ratings became available in August 2025, which restores a tool families can use when comparing Uplift campuses.
Dallas as a city surrounds the school with a complicated geography. The neighborhood along East RL Thornton is part of a city that varies sharply by area: walkable, amenity-rich districts like Uptown, Deep Ellum, and the Bishop Arts District are well across town, while White Rock Lake and its trails are closer to the east Dallas corridor where Luna sits. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro has seen strong population growth, and the city is publicly reported to be among the most active nationally for new residential construction, with code changes allowing more housing density. Home values in the zip codes near the school have declined modestly year over year, and rents have also eased slightly, putting the immediate area below the Texas statewide home value benchmark. For families renting or buying nearby, the housing market is currently softer than the state average, which affects affordability in both directions.
Program details beyond the core curriculum were not available in the data provided, so the picture of extracurriculars, enrichment, or arts offerings at Luna specifically is incomplete. Families considering enrollment would benefit from visiting the campus and asking about instructional supports, especially given the current proficiency levels across tested grades.
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