Life H S Waxahachie
Public high school (charter) in Waxahachie, Texas · Life School · Grades 9–12
Life H S Waxahachie serves 1,114 students in grades 9–12 in Waxahachie (Ellis County). It is one of 8 schools in Life School. By enrollment it is the 550th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 62.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Life School |
| County | Ellis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480005513098 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Life School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,114 | 5,735 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 18 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.2% | 67.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Life H S Waxahachie in context
Size
Life H S Waxahachie is the only high school in Life School. Its 1,114 students are 19.4% of the district's 5,735. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.2 miles away and have a median of 1,848 students, so Life H S Waxahachie is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 283 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 273, against an average of 279 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 273 in grade 9 and 279 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 43% of enrollment, about the same share as across Life School (43.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 38.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 67.1% across Life School and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Life H S Waxahachie has 62.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,114 students would have about 79.6 teachers, so Life H S Waxahachie has 17.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Waxahachie H S of Choice, 3.2 miles away in Waxahachie ISD. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 43% |
| Hispanic | 38.1% |
| White | 14.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 273 |
| Grade 10 | 279 |
| Grade 11 | 283 |
| Grade 12 | 279 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
170 W Butcher Rd, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone: (469)708-4444
Website: lifeschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Life H S Waxahachie. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waxahachie H S of Choice | Waxahachie ISD | 3.2 mi | 56 | 4.7 | 50% |
| Waxahachie Global High School | Waxahachie ISD | 3.4 mi | 369 | 12.9 | 34.4% |
| Waxahachie High School | Waxahachie ISD | 4.0 mi | 3,056 | 15.8 | 44.4% |
| Red Oak High School | Red Oak ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,297 | 16.5 | 57.6% |
| Midlothian Heritage High School | Midlothian ISD | 6.4 mi | 1,760 | 19.6 | 22.6% |
| Desoto High School | Desoto ISD | 8.5 mi | 1,936 | 18.4 | 62.8% |
| Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep) | Desoto ISD | 8.9 mi | 19 | – | 47.4% |
| Midlothian High School | Midlothian ISD | 9.1 mi | 1,976 | 17.1 | 28.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Life School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Middle Waxahachie | Middle | 7–8 | 551 |
| Life School Carrollton | Elementary | K–6 | 283 |
| Life School Cedar Hill | Elementary | K–6 | 450 |
| Life School Lancaster | Elementary | K–6 | 455 |
| Life School Mountain Creek | Elementary | K–8 | 354 |
| Life School Oak Cliff | Other | K–12 | 1,483 |
| Life School Red Oak | Elementary | K–6 | 1,045 |