Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Life School: B

Total students

1,492

Avg. teacher experience

8.5 years

Life School: 8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Life School: 99.3%

Statewide: 90%

Life School Oak Cliff is an charter elementary/secondary school in Dallas, TX, in the Life School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,492 students. 72.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 21.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.6% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Life School Oak Cliff was 852 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,407, which is $2,480 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.lifeschools.net

Address

4400 S R L Thornton Frwy
Dallas, TX 75224

Office phone number

(214) 376-8200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Life School Oak Cliff are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,492

African American

768 (51.5%)

Life School: 46.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Life School: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Life School: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

701 (47%)

Life School: 39.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Life School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (0.6%)

Life School: 10.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

12 (0.8%)

Life School: 3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

51.5%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

47.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.6%

Two or more races

0.8%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

72.5 %

Life School: 56%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

84.9 %

Life School: 65.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

21.4 %

Life School: 10.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

72.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

21.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

21.3 %

Life School: 9.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.4 %

Life School: 5.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13 %

Life School: 12.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

21.3%

Gifted and talented

3.4%

Special education

13.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Life School: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Life School: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Life School: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Life School: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Life School: 99.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Life School: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Life School: 99.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Life School: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Life School: 98%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Life School: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.6 %

Life School: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.4 %

Life School: 0.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.8 %

Life School: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Life School: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Life School: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Life School: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

18.1 %

Life School: 13.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20.3 %

Life School: 14.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Life School: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Life School: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.4 %

Life School: 13.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Life School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

50 %

Life School: 9.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

13.3 %

Life School: 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

14.4 %

Life School: 22.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

14.5 %

Life School: 19.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

14.7 %

Life School: 24.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Life School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Life School: 27.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Life School: 13.3%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

6.3 %

Life School: 6.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Life School: 0%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Life School: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

13.3 %

Life School: 11.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Life School: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Life School: 6.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Life School: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

852

Life School: 909

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Life School: 16.6

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

89.6 %

Life School: 78.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

78.1 %

Life School: 64.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

78.1 %

Life School: 55.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

89.6%

Math

78.1%

Reading + Math

78.1%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

99.5

African American

46.2 (46.4%)

Life School: 29.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1%)

Life School: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1%)

Life School: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

14.1 (14.2%)

Life School: 12.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Life School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

36.4 (36.6%)

Life School: 54.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.8 (0.8%)

Life School: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Life School: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

62.4 (62.7%)

Life School: 70.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

35.1 (35.3%)

Life School: 28.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (2%)

Life School: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15

Life School: 16.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.5 years

Life School: 8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,407

Life School: $55,547

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$51,192

Life School: $49,866

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,685

Life School: $52,381

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,643

Life School: $55,772

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,864

Life School: $60,913

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,182

Life School: $63,634

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,859

Life School: $69,084

Statewide: $71,111

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