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Life School Oak Cliff

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

4163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 10% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Life School Oak Cliff in Dallas, TX, is a K-12 alternative school serving 1,483 students in a high-poverty area where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school's standout strength is its exceptional ability to keep students on track to graduation, boasting a perfect 100% graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year and a 0.0% dropout rate—a feat matched only by nearby Pegasus Charter High School and Village Technical Schools. This success in student retention and completion sets it apart from many surrounding schools, including Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy, which had a 95% graduation rate.

However, this strong graduation record contrasts sharply with the school's academic performance on state assessments, which consistently falls below both the Life School district and Texas state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.15% of 8th graders were proficient in Social Studies and 10% in 8th-grade Math. While the school spends $11,220 per student—significantly more than Village Technical Schools ($7,718)—this higher spending does not translate into higher test scores, suggesting resources may be directed more toward social-emotional support and credit recovery than rigorous academic instruction. Compared to Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy, which serves an even higher-poverty population (99.44%), Life School Oak Cliff generally performs better in subjects like 5th-grade Reading (43.56% vs. 21.05%) and Biology (58.14% vs. 27.75%).

There is a glimmer of hope in high school End-of-Course (EOC) exams, where Life School Oak Cliff shows relative strength. In the 2024-2025 school year, proficiency in Biology (58.14%) and English II Reading (52.24%) approached or exceeded state averages (62.04% and 56.22%, respectively). This suggests that the school's support systems may become more effective in upper grades, or that students who persist to high school are better prepared. For parents, this school offers a strong commitment to keeping students enrolled and graduating, but families should be aware of the significant academic challenges, particularly in elementary and middle school math and social studies.

1,483

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,155

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 S R L Thornton Frwy
Dallas, TX 75224

(214) 376-8200

District: Life School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

Hispanic:

44.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2023 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!U.S. History scores 28 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

Texas avg52%

Elementary school

4,163^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,975^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,411^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

738^th of 951Life School among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4163 of 4627	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	3847 of 4651	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	4307 of 4710	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	4495 of 4647	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	4380 of 4581	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3959 of 4578	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	4349 of 4479	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	4246 of 4359	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	4183 of 4329	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	3918 of 4286	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	3612 of 4320	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.6	3510 of 4260	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	3480 of 4221	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	3710 of 4206	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	3692 of 4095	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	3313 of 3937	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.8	2852 of 3884	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.3	2458 of 3768	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	2162 of 3724	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	2040 of 3476	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.1	2062 of 3475	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.9	2226 of 3465	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	1924 of 2406	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	1483 of 1905	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2187 of 2443	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2191 of 2443	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	2144 of 2421	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1682 of 2444	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	2249 of 2515	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	2264 of 2483	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	3942 of 4461	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3879 of 4331	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4036 of 4295	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4130 of 4240	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1557 of 2918	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	2388 of 3668	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	3357 of 3556	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3010 of 3487	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	2871 of 3446	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	2937 of 3333	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	2787 of 3226	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	4141 of 4575	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	3221 of 3744	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4202 of 4658	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	4428 of 4588	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	4277 of 4561	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3746 of 4499	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	4118 of 4348	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4092 of 4306	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	2632 of 2980	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	1860 of 2958	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	21.2	2821 of 3106	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3509 of 4413	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.7	1810 of 3644	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	3100 of 4465	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	4160 of 4401	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3954 of 4376	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3584 of 4329	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	3863 of 4188	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3840 of 4168	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	3936 of 4520	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	2789 of 3705	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4018 of 4594	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	4323 of 4521	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4212 of 4477	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3937 of 4451	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	4198 of 4309	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4139 of 4264	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	4079 of 4582	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	2794 of 3739	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4187 of 4647	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	4432 of 4585	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	4415 of 4563	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	4041 of 4498	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	4292 of 4357	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	4249 of 4319	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	3836 of 4301	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	1993 of 3549	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3154 of 4292	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	3768 of 4086	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	3772 of 3952	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	3001 of 3799	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	3427 of 3684	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3285 of 3558	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1975 of 2335	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	2108 of 2344	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	2036 of 2372	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2108 of 2330	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2015 of 2254	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1920 of 2252	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2042 of 2193	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1837 of 2080	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	1848 of 2027	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1701 of 1987	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.8	1410 of 2043	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.6	1509 of 1987	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	1552 of 1973	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.6	1279 of 1951	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	940 of 1895	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.0	1051 of 1803	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	1307 of 1763	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.0	745 of 1718	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.1	414 of 1684	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	313 of 1585	80.3%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	472 of 1582	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	56.4	755 of 1573	52.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1033 of 1295	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	772 of 997	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	880 of 1280	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	929 of 1273	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1076 of 1251	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	915 of 1213	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1046 of 1193	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	860 of 1167	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1802 of 2182	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1727 of 2118	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1913 of 2058	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1874 of 2008	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	832 of 1390	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	962 of 1428	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1378 of 1770	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1498 of 1720	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1426 of 1643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	1168 of 1592	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1146 of 1445	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1123 of 1376	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	1880 of 2240	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	1617 of 1825	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1860 of 2242	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1965 of 2241	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	2000 of 2221	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1838 of 2151	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1949 of 2047	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1859 of 2008	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	627 of 1497	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	734 of 1230	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1063 of 1488	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	72.5	384 of 1501	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	601 of 1446	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	1195 of 1430	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	1418 of 2141	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1396 of 1731	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1711 of 2119	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1905 of 2116	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1665 of 2077	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	1596 of 2043	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1671 of 1935	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1574 of 1895	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1753 of 2253	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	1474 of 1820	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1819 of 2235	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1960 of 2251	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1965 of 2220	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1842 of 2172	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1920 of 2073	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1703 of 2039	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1934 of 2253	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1613 of 1818	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1988 of 2246	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2102 of 2245	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2020 of 2228	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1884 of 2168	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1924 of 2069	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1755 of 2030	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	1871 of 1956	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	54.2	548 of 1568	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	767 of 1891	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.5	1735 of 1815	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1481 of 1757	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	870 of 1712	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1568 of 1626	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1459 of 1597	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	1411 of 2009	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	1292 of 1974	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1362 of 1990	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1400 of 1961	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1258 of 1876	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1404 of 1861	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1340 of 1857	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1338 of 1797	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	1203 of 1777	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.1	437 of 1762	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.6	583 of 1743	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.5	799 of 1734	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	920 of 1652	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	672 of 1603	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	676 of 1672	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.9	923 of 1568	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.0	888 of 1539	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.3	816 of 1510	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.8	649 of 1497	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	657 of 1430	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.7	627 of 1429	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.2	625 of 1427	56.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	547 of 1086	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	431 of 834	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	563 of 1065	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	523 of 1069	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	468 of 1031	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	601 of 1020	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	573 of 1024	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	563 of 1013	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	697 of 1837	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	1143 of 1829	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1162 of 1810	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1161 of 1784	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	715 of 1195	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	573 of 1153	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	736 of 1437	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	808 of 1371	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	350 of 1278	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	606 of 1195	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	620 of 1136	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	483 of 1113	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1326 of 1936	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1059 of 1504	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1258 of 1880	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1346 of 1891	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1356 of 1841	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1419 of 1815	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1380 of 1798	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1426 of 1781	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.9	706 of 1172	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	1.1	1159 of 1177	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	71.0	141 of 1145	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	764 of 1137	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	1281 of 1860	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	885 of 1453	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1117 of 1805	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1215 of 1820	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1026 of 1762	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	1206 of 1743	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1105 of 1714	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1168 of 1691	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	1210 of 1937	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	1005 of 1513	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1289 of 1884	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1263 of 1897	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1040 of 1847	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1330 of 1848	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1274 of 1818	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1231 of 1794	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1440 of 1954	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1132 of 1515	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1462 of 1891	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1360 of 1913	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1158 of 1853	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1384 of 1840	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1345 of 1824	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1403 of 1803	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1205 of 1581	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.4	623 of 1299	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	694 of 1548	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	934 of 1478	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	605 of 1418	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	1085 of 1382	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1072 of 1357	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1011 of 1347	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)12th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

High school

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)40th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology61%-10 vs state

English II Reading56%-4 vs state

Algebra I51%-3 vs state

U.S. History42%-28 vs state

English I Reading42%-13 vs state

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 vs state

Social Studies10%-22 vs state

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My grandson went there he graduated this year at life school and I thank God for the teachers who really care about there students this is really a great school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Life School Oak Cliff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4400 S R L Thornton Frwy	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 376-8200	1,483	88	16.8	81.5%	18 (1.2%)	778 (52.5%)	662 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)								(n/a)							50.8	61.0	42.0	56.0	42.2	33.3	26.1	35.9	39.1	42.1	37.0	22.7	14.8	32.6	31.3	19.6	9.9	9.6	$10,155
Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	2,670	132	20.1	99.4%	34 (1.3%)	549 (20.6%)	2,057 (77.0%)	4 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (0.8%)								(n/a)	10.5	19.4	14.3	8.3	5.0	0.0	31.0	43.6	26.1	37.9	32.2	22.1	23.6	25.7	15.3	18.4	31.4	10.5	14.4	17.6	6.9	6.5	43.8	3.6	$9,196
Hospital/Homebound	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	912 S Ervay Ste 309	Dallas	75201	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 581-4115	29	8	3.6	48.3%	9 (31.0%)	7 (24.1%)	9 (31.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Juvenile Justice Aep	Public, Alternative	8-10	1673 Terre Colony	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 925-5547	5				0 (0.0%)	3 (60.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
P A S S Learning Center	Public, Alternative	8-11	1673 Terry Colony Ct	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 637-6136	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pass Learning Center	Public, Alternative	11	1673 Terre Colony Court	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 637-6736	2				0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
P A S S Learning Center	Public, Alternative	8-11	1673 Terre Colony Court	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5800	10				0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pegasus Charter High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1222 Commerce St Ste 100	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Pegasus School Of Liberal Arts And Sciences	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 749-5677	348	30	11.5	58.6%	14 (4.0%)	124 (35.6%)	200 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)								(n/a)							44.4	60.0	50.0	48.2	42.3	29.0	22.7	8.3	30.8	36.8	52.2	9.4	4.4	0.0	15.4	10.5	16.0	20.0	$12,028
Summit Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	900 S Cedar Rdg Dr #300a	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 708-2570	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Village Technical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	402 W Danieldale Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Village Technical Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 454-4441	1,335	67	19.7	54.9%	143 (10.7%)	487 (36.5%)	615 (46.1%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.8%)								(n/a)							20.8	55.7	48.8	45.0	56.0	25.0	33.7	31.6	41.6	45.1		14.8	12.8	10.4	8.0	14.7		17.7	$8,323

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,483 students attended Life School Oak Cliff.

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Life School Oak Cliff ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Texas alternative schools.

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Students at Life School Oak Cliff are 52% African American, 45% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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