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Life School Cedar Hill

Q: Is Life School Cedar Hill a good school?

Life School Cedar Hill ranks 3404 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

3404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Life School Cedar Hill is a K-6 charter school in Cedar Hill, TX, serving 450 students in a community where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of the Life School district, which ranks in the bottom 22nd percentile of Texas school districts.

This school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, currently sitting in the 26th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. A key differentiator is its comparison to Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville, a charter school just 2.78 miles away that ranks in the 54th percentile and consistently outperforms Life School in nearly every grade and subject. For example, in 5th Grade Reading, Ume Prep scored 50% proficient versus Life School's 26.67%. However, Life School does show relative strengths: its Gifted and Talented program has consistently ranked in the 57th to 68th percentile over the last three years, and it serves its African American students well, with this subgroup ranking in the 44th percentile statewide. The school also outperforms many nearby traditional public schools from Duncanville Independent School District (Isd) and Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd), such as William Lee Hastings Elementary and High Pointe Elementary, which often rank in the single digits or low teens.

Several factors contribute to the school's challenges. Test scores vary significantly from grade to grade, suggesting inconsistent curriculum or instruction quality. Science is a critical weak point, with only 17.72% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025. The school also has lower per-student spending ($9,679) and a higher student-teacher ratio (19.9:1) compared to nearby peers like Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary ($12,132 spending, 14.5:1 ratio). While Life School Cedar Hill may be a relatively better option in a low-performing area, parents should carefully consider these factors and compare it to higher-performing charters like Ume Prep.

450

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,721

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

129 W Wintergreen Rd
Cedar Hill, TX 75104

(972) 293-2825

District: Life School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.9%

Hispanic:

32.0%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

Texas avg49%

3,404^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Life School

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3404 of 4627	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	3246 of 4651	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3410 of 4710	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	3862 of 4647	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2592 of 4581	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3136 of 4578	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3715 of 4479	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3151 of 4359	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	3028 of 4329	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.1	1615 of 4286	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	1533 of 4320	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.6	1664 of 4260	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.4	2440 of 4221	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.8	3583 of 4206	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	1341 of 2406	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	1068 of 1905	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1610 of 2443	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1467 of 2443	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	890 of 2421	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	1454 of 2444	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1935 of 2515	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1494 of 2483	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	2530 of 4461	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	2771 of 4331	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	3922 of 4295	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3975 of 4240	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	913 of 1643	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2947 of 3333	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	2681 of 3226	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	3272 of 4575	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	2387 of 3744	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3456 of 4658	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3865 of 4588	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2760 of 4561	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	2930 of 4499	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3226 of 4348	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	2795 of 4306	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	976 of 3075	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	1123 of 2619	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	1089 of 2958	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	1026 of 3006	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	2160 of 3184	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	2124 of 3106	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	3274 of 4413	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.4	2121 of 3644	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2503 of 4465	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3458 of 4401	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.5	1789 of 4376	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	2352 of 4329	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2977 of 4188	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	2882 of 4168	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	2987 of 4520	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	2224 of 3705	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3606 of 4594	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3619 of 4521	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	2923 of 4477	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2875 of 4451	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3307 of 4309	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3092 of 4264	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3361 of 4582	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	2764 of 3739	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3407 of 4647	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3765 of 4585	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	2410 of 4563	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	3264 of 4498	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	3891 of 4357	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3571 of 4319	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.0	177 of 1004	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	571 of 1112	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	555 of 1046	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2401 of 4301	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	2040 of 3549	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2611 of 4292	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3367 of 4086	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.0	1345 of 3952	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	1113 of 3799	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	2357 of 3684	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	1526 of 3558	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.8	3040 of 3106	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	57.9	1183 of 3082	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	996 of 3142	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1136 of 3127	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)82nd percentile+39 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2023)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 2, 2014

My son has attended this school since kindergarten. He is scheduled to go to the third grade. His first grade year, his teacher resigned, his class was behind on the basic fundamentals of reading, writing and math. The class was completed the year but was not provided the necessary teaching to get them to the 2nd grade. He completed his 2nd grade and did not know his basic math (adding and subtraction). This is after working with his teacher, receiving confirmation that he was on the right track, I noticed this summer he could barely read and do math. I spoke to other parents, it was obvious that the school focused more on the female students and do very little to develop the male students unless they were quick learners.

I observed my son's class and noticed a teacher teaching from a project, with the lights off. The students who were sitting closes to her were receiving her undivided attention. Students on other tables did not receive any attention, encouragement or connection to the lesson.

I also observed in the cafeteria a staff pushing a student, because the student did not move quickly in a line.

Parents have noticed that their sons are quickly labeled to a point that the parent will transfer their son so the school can continue to have its statistics. The school seems to be more interested in their statistics then investing in all of their students.

I spent 2 months teaching my son the 1st and 2nd grade basics. Education is a partnership with both the parent and the educator, this school leadership is definitely not leading her team to equally provide the best education to the students. The school is teacher focused and not student focused.

I recommend that parents, especially those of sons, pay close attention to the progress of their child's learning. The grades received may be deceptive. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Life School Cedar Hill	Public, Charter	K-6	129 W Wintergreen Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 293-2825	450	23	19.9	76.4%	16 (3.6%)	274 (60.9%)	144 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	30.4	3404^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.4%		33.1	3246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.2%	158			40.6	42.2	26.7	48.5	34.4	40.0	34.7	36.4	$8,721
High Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 High Pointe Ln	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-7874	411	30	13.6	77.4%	11 (2.7%)	289 (70.3%)	91 (22.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	10.9	4449^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.8%		21.8	3930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.5%	519			27.6	25.4	29.3		20.3	33.3	22.4		$7,363
S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Softwood Dr	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2500	330	21	15.5	79.1%	7 (2.1%)	174 (52.7%)	133 (40.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	24	3812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		8.8	4520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.8%	708			53.1	32.7	37.0		40.6	18.2	37.0		$9,035
Clint Q Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Big Stone Gap	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3000	344	23	14.9	82.6%	9 (2.6%)	155 (45.1%)	171 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	20.2	4027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.7	4623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	596			44.9	27.8	34.0		36.7	22.2	23.4		$9,594
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	7095 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2400	537	32	16.8	88.1%	5 (0.9%)	241 (44.9%)	273 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	19.9	4045^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.3	4006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	39	11.1	20.0	27.1	22.5	46.5		32.8	25.0	37.5		$8,246
Waterford Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Waterford Oaks Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5290	521	25	20.9	75.8%	4 (0.8%)	397 (76.2%)	94 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	12.2	4414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		17.8	4151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	10.8%	263			25.0	34.9	38.6		11.7	22.7	30.0		$8,030
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Sims Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-0496	419	26	15.8	80.4%	4 (1.0%)	111 (26.5%)	294 (70.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	16	4235^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.5%		29	3495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.9%	740	10.0	40.0	24.5	29.9	44.7		34.9	26.9	19.2		$7,707
William Lee Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	602 W Center St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2800	529	30	17.7	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	216 (40.8%)	285 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.8	2963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.6	3008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	45	23.1		27.4	51.5	57.3		25.3	47.9	42.4		$8,275
Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville	Public, Charter	K-6	415 N Cedar Ridge Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-0084	258	14	18.3	45.3%	75 (29.1%)	45 (17.4%)	119 (46.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	49.7	2132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.1	2310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	178			53.3	50.0	50.0	61.5	33.3	44.4	47.5	41.0	$9,004
Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8441 Fox Creek Trl	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-6700	453	34	13.5	70.6%	7 (1.5%)	209 (46.1%)	215 (47.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	31.2	3358^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.4%		38.2	2910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.4%	448	0.0	33.3	47.6	51.4	42.9		29.0	43.2	25.6		$10,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Life School Cedar Hill

What is the racial makeup of Life School Cedar Hill?

Students at Life School Cedar Hill are 61% African American, 32% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Life School Cedar Hill a good school?

Life School Cedar Hill ranks 3404^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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How many students attend Life School Cedar Hill?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Life School Cedar Hill.

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