State/Public Other Open

Life School Oak Cliff

๐Ÿ“ 4400 S R L Thornton Frwy, Dallas, Dallas County, 75224

1,426
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Life School Oak Cliff is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 1,426 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Johnathan Stovall. It is part of the Life School school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 96.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Johnathan Stovall
School district
Life School

Enrollment & staffing

Life School Oak Cliff enrolls 1,426 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 96.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
714 (50%)
Female students
712 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
96.2
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American75253%
Hispanic or Latino63845%
Two or more races191.3%
White151.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,211 of the school's 1,426 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,064 qualify for free lunch and 147 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Life School Oak Cliff is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.

School district: LIFE SCHOOL

Life School Oak Cliff is one of 8 schools in LIFE SCHOOL, based in RED OAK, Texas. The district serves 5,735 students district-wide and employs 341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,426 students, Life School Oak Cliff is larger than the district average of about 717 students per school.

5,735
District students
8
Schools
341
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

24%
Reading proficient
18%
Math proficient
35%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (10) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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