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Life School Oak Cliff

PublicOtherGrades K–12Charter

4400 S R L Thornton Frwy, Dallas, TX 75224 · (214) 376-8200

Dallas’ School Grade C− better than 18% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
1,483
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Life School Oak Cliff

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4400 S R L Thornton Frwy, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten75
Grade 187
Grade 291
Grade 3112
Grade 498
Grade 5113
Grade 6136
Grade 7143
Grade 8140
Grade 9151
Grade 10124
Grade 11118
Grade 1295
Enrollment over time
1,536’20
1,492’21
1,426’22
1,478’23
1,483’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%Hispanic 45%Two or more races 2%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Life School Oak Cliff from Dallas families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Dallas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.