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Uplift Education High Schools Receive National Recognition by Jay Matthews Challenge Index

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Monday, May 2, 2022

DALLAS, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/-- Uplift Education, the largest group of free public charter schools in North Texas, was recently recognized by Jay Mathews Challenge Index as having some of the top high schools in the nation.

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  • DALLAS, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/-- Uplift Education, the largest group of free public charter schools in North Texas, was recently recognized by Jay Mathews Challenge Index as having some of the top high schools in the nation.
  • Uplift North Hills, Uplift Summit International, Uplift Mighty, Uplift Grand, Uplift Hampton, Uplift Luna, Uplift Infinity, Uplift Williams and Uplift Heights were ranked by Mathews among the top half of 1% of high schools in the nation respectively in terms of success and demographics.
  • Other than North Hills, all of Uplift schools have large majorities of low-income students.
  • "The Uplift schools have been ranking high on the list for many years," said Jay Mathews of the Challenge Index.