Life School
Red Oak, Texas · Dallas County · Grades K–12 · Charter
Life School runs 8 schools (5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other) with 5,735 students. By enrollment it is the 194th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 8 |
| Students | 5,735 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 319.4 |
| Students per teacher | 18 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.1% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800055 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Life School
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life H S Waxahachie | High | 9–12 | 1,114 | 17.9 | 52.2% |
| Life Middle Waxahachie | Middle | 7–8 | 551 | 15.3 | 60.4% |
| Life School Carrollton | Elementary | K–6 | 283 | 16.5 | 64.3% |
| Life School Cedar Hill | Elementary | K–6 | 450 | 19.9 | 76.4% |
| Life School Lancaster | Elementary | K–6 | 455 | 17.4 | 73.8% |
| Life School Mountain Creek | Elementary | K–8 | 354 | 15.9 | 79.1% |
| Life School Oak Cliff | Other | K–12 | 1,483 | 16.8 | 81.5% |
| Life School Red Oak | Elementary | K–6 | 1,045 | 23.1 | 56% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Life School schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Life School in context
Size
Life School enrolls 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 717 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Life School Oak Cliff (1,483) and the smallest is Life School Carrollton (283). NCES lists Life School as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 5, with 498 students. Grade 12 has 374 students and kindergarten has 390, within 10% of each other. NCES reports no pre-K students in Life School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Life School at 44.1%, below their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 43.6%.
67.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 52.2% at Life H S Waxahachie to 81.5% at Life School Oak Cliff.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 319.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 18 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 12.2 counselors it has 470 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 0.9 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Life School is based in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, an area NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest district is Desoto ISD, 3 miles away with 5,708 students. 59 districts are within 25 miles, and 24 of them enroll more students than Life School. Dallas County has 41 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 306.3 | 19 |
| School counselors | 12.2 | 470 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0.9 | 6,372 |
| Instructional aides | 83 | 69 |
| Other student support staff | 28.2 | 203 |
| School administrators | 29.5 | 194 |
| District administrators | 17.6 | 326 |
| All staff | 612.4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 44.1% |
| Black | 43.6% |
| White | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 390 |
| Grade 1 | 437 |
| Grade 2 | 451 |
| Grade 3 | 497 |
| Grade 4 | 467 |
| Grade 5 | 498 |
| Grade 6 | 492 |
| Grade 7 | 446 |
| Grade 8 | 455 |
| Grade 9 | 424 |
| Grade 10 | 403 |
| Grade 11 | 401 |
| Grade 12 | 374 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto ISD | 3 mi | 5,708 | 18.7 | – |
| Gateway Charter Academy | 3 mi | 511 | 19.8 | – |
| Village Technical Schools | 3 mi | 1,335 | 19.8 | – |
| Duncanville ISD | 4 mi | 11,562 | 15.5 | – |
| Faith Family Academy | 4 mi | 3,036 | 19.9 | – |
| Cedar Hill ISD | 4 mi | 6,253 | 15.9 | – |
| Golden Rule Charter School | 5 mi | 1,298 | 11.9 | – |
| Lancaster ISD | 5 mi | 6,822 | 14.8 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Dallas County
- Dallas ISD (139,802 students)
- Garland ISD (51,021 students)
- Mesquite ISD (37,930 students)
- Richardson ISD (36,971 students)
- Irving ISD (30,767 students)
- Grand Prairie ISD (26,129 students)
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (24,165 students)
- Uplift Education (23,384 students)
- Coppell ISD (13,233 students)
- Duncanville ISD (11,562 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - North Texas (11,042 students)
- Lancaster ISD (6,822 students)
- Highland Park ISD (6,350 students)
- Cedar Hill ISD (6,253 students)
- Desoto ISD (5,708 students)
- Texans Can Academies (3,479 students)
- Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy (2,328 students)
- Sunnyvale ISD (2,306 students)
- Universal Academy (2,036 students)
- Ume Preparatory Academy (1,703 students)
- A+ Academy (1,678 students)
- Village Technical Schools (1,335 students)
- Golden Rule Charter School (1,298 students)
- Cityscape Schools (1,259 students)
- Legacy Preparatory (1,138 students)
- Inspired Vision Academy (1,136 students)
- Winfree Academy Charter Schools (1,098 students)
- La Academia De Estrellas (1,024 students)
- Advantage Academy (972 students)
- Manara Academy (671 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Dallas County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
132 E Ovilla Rd Ste a, Red Oak, TX 75154
Phone: (469)850-5433
Website: lifeschools.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.