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Life School Schools
Life School is a public school district in Texas, based in Ellis County (Red Oak). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Life School on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Life School
8 of 8 schools in Life School carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 4
Best schools in Life School
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Life H S Waxahachie (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Life School Red Oak (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Life Middle Waxahachie (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Life School Oak Cliff (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D+ Life School Cedar Hill (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Life School Mountain Creek (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Life School Carrollton (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Life School Lancaster (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Life School
All schools, A to Z (8)
- C+ Life H S Waxahachie, Waxahachie
- C- Life Middle Waxahachie, Waxahachie
- D Life School Carrollton, Carrollton
- D+ Life School Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill
- D Life School Lancaster, Lancaster
- D+ Life School Mountain Creek, Dallas
- C- Life School Oak Cliff, Dallas
- C Life School Red Oak, Red Oak
Where Life School schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Dallas (2)
- Waxahachie (2)
- Carrollton (1)
- Cedar Hill (1)
- Lancaster (1)
- Red Oak (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Texas
- County: Ellis County
- Type: charter agency
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,734 students with 304 full-time-equivalent teachers and 585 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4800055
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about Life School
How many schools are in Life School?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Life School, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Life School serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dallas, Waxahachie, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Lancaster and 1 more.
How many students attend Life School?
5,734 students were enrolled in Life School in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Life School?
Life School is in Texas, based in Ellis County, with its district office in Red Oak.