Life Middle Waxahachie
Public middle school (charter) in Waxahachie, Texas · Life School · Grades 7–8
Life Middle Waxahachie serves 551 students in grades 7–8 in Waxahachie (Ellis County). It is one of 8 schools in Life School. By enrollment it is the 1012th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| 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 | 480005513347 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 551 | 5,735 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 18 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.4% | 67.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% of Texas middle 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 Middle Waxahachie in context
Size
Life Middle Waxahachie is the only middle school in Life School. Its 551 students are 9.6% of the district's 5,735. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.4 miles away and have a median of 879 students, so Life Middle 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 8 with 292 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 259, against an average of 276 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 7 (292 against 259). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 43.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Life School (43.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 40.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 67.1% across Life School and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Middle Waxahachie has 35.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 551 students would have about 38.3 teachers, so Life Middle Waxahachie has 2.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Red Oak Middle School, 3.1 miles away in Red Oak ISD. There are 4 middle schools within 5 miles and 11 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 43.4% |
| Hispanic | 40.8% |
| White | 11.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
53.4% of students are girls and 46.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 259 |
| Grade 8 | 292 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3295 N Us Hwy 77, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone: (972)937-0715
Website: lifeschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Life Middle Waxahachie. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Middle School | Red Oak ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,488 | 17.2 | 62.7% |
| Finley Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 3.3 mi | 839 | 14.5 | 49.9% |
| Coleman Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 3.6 mi | 775 | 13.7 | 47.4% |
| Howard Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 4.4 mi | 918 | 16.7 | 50.2% |
| Walnut Grove Middle School | Midlothian ISD | 6.5 mi | 1,012 | 19.7 | 16.3% |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School | Desoto ISD | 7.3 mi | 643 | 22.7 | 78.5% |
| Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School | Midlothian ISD | 7.9 mi | 989 | 18.8 | 19.6% |
| Frank Seale Middle School | Midlothian ISD | 8.8 mi | 726 | 17.2 | 53.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Life School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life H S Waxahachie | High | 9–12 | 1,114 |
| 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 |