Life School Mountain Creek
Public elementary school (charter) in Dallas, Texas · Life School · Grades K–8
Life School Mountain Creek serves 354 students in grades K–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 8 schools in Life School. By enrollment it is the 3802nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 22.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–8 |
| District | Life School |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480005512794 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 354 | 5,735 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 18 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.1% | 67.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% of Texas elementary 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 School Mountain Creek in context
Size
Of the 5 elementary schools in Life School, Life School Mountain Creek is the 4th largest, with 6.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 450; Life School Mountain Creek 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 6 with 52 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 23, against an average of 39 per grade. This year grade 8 has 36% fewer students than kindergarten (23 against 36). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 80.5% here and 44.1% across Life School. Black students are next, at 15%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 67.1% across Life School and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
With 22.25 full-time-equivalent teachers for 354 students, Life School Mountain Creek has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 354 students would have about 23.9 teachers, so Life School Mountain Creek has 1.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Life School Mountain Creek is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 169 other elementary schools, 45 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 80.5% |
| Black | 15% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 37 |
| Grade 2 | 32 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 34 |
| Grade 5 | 46 |
| Grade 6 | 52 |
| Grade 7 | 44 |
| Grade 8 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5525 W Illinois Ave, Dallas, TX 75211
Phone: (214)623-0012
Website: lifeschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Life School Mountain Creek. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.4 mi | 538 | 15.5 | 91.6% |
| Leslie a Stemmons Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 0.9 mi | 603 | 15.1 | 95.7% |
| Nancy J Cochran Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.1 mi | 455 | 13.9 | 98% |
| Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.5 mi | 444 | 15.1 | 94.1% |
| La Academia De Estrellas | La Academia De Estrellas | 1.5 mi | 727 | 20.1 | 89.5% |
| L O Donald Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.8 mi | 324 | 12.7 | 95.7% |
| Golden Rule | Golden Rule Charter School | 1.9 mi | 99 | 11 | 92.9% |
| Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff | Dallas ISD | 1.9 mi | 443 | 15.8 | 95.7% |
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 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 Oak Cliff | Other | K–12 | 1,483 |
| Life School Red Oak | Elementary | K–6 | 1,045 |