Life School Mountain Creek

Public, Charter K-6

 5525 W Illinois Ave
       Dallas, TX  75211


(214) 623-0012

District: Life School

SchoolDigger Rank:
3884th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,074 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  261

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.6%
African American:
20.3%
White:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.6% Help


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Compare Details Life School Mountain Creek ranks worse than 83.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Life School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Life School Mountain Creek has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Life School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.6%), African American (20.3%), White (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Life School Mountain Creek is 13.7, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Life School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Life School Mountain Creek is $12,074, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Life School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Life School Mountain Creek:

SchoolDigger ranks Life School Mountain Creek 3884th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Life School Mountain Creek in the ranking list.)

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Life School:

SchoolDigger ranks Life School 824th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Life School Mountain Creek

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Rank History for all students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 27.95 3269th 4329 24.5%
2018 13.52 4127th 4359 5.3%
2019 25.73 3592nd 4479 19.8%
2021 30.96 3109th 4578 32.1%
2022 20.62 3907th 4581 14.7%
2023 21.95 3884th 4647 16.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.51 2856th 3226 11.5%
2019 28.21 2767th 3333 17.0%
2021 54.72 1238th 3446 64.1%
2022 21.29 3126th 3487 10.4%
2023 17.50 3318th 3556 6.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.25 3484th 3558 2.1%
2019 32.86 2618th 3684 28.9%
2021 19.97 3639th 3799 4.2%
2022 14.16 3876th 3952 1.9%
2023 13.62 4034th 4086 1.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.54 4063rd 4264 4.7%
2019 32.36 3312th 4309 23.1%
2021 37.29 2907th 4451 34.7%
2022 21.00 3988th 4477 10.9%
2023 26.21 3755th 4521 16.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.07 3669th 4306 14.8%
2019 31.00 3272nd 4348 24.7%
2021 38.89 2636th 4499 41.4%
2022 28.37 3528th 4561 22.6%
2023 29.08 3469th 4588 24.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.34 2633rd 3106 15.2%
2019 46.15 2177th 3184 31.6%
2021 32.67 2272nd 3006 24.4%
2022 56.17 1593rd 2958 46.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.25 4174th 4240 1.6%
2019 26.17 3640th 4295 15.3%
2021 26.45 3635th 4331 16.1%
2022 15.52 4267th 4461 4.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.33 4234th 4319 2.0%
2019 22.10 3755th 4357 13.8%
2021 22.97 3665th 4498 18.5%
2022 17.71 4100th 4563 10.1%
2023 18.02 4102nd 4585 10.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.47 1690th 2483 31.9%
2019 42.95 1423rd 2515 43.4%
2021 72.46 367th 2444 85.0%
2022 39.68 1478th 2421 39.0%
2023 55.96 883rd 2443 63.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.34 4022nd 4168 3.5%
2019 30.79 3235th 4188 22.8%
2021 30.82 3167th 4329 26.8%
2022 28.38 3511th 4376 19.8%
2023 23.31 3781st 4401 14.1%
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Rank History for White students at Life School Mountain Creek

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.75 2533rd 3127 19.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Open Quote Bullies allowed to flourish. Staff turnover is so high that the ones allowed in don't even have to be certified anymore i.e., the lunch lady taught the 2nd semester of the school year without proper training and certifications. It's ghetto they get more money if you say that you are poor and need reduced lunch, so even though you know you are not poor and your income is well above their average, they will falsify your documents to get the desired state funding. We paid cash for our child's lunch, and they would restrict what they could eat because they claimed it wasn't fair to the other kids on free lunch and will not let you bring lunch to sit with them and eat. Also, there is no library in the school if your child reads above their grade level, they will not be allowed to read other books. They even reprimanded the teacher for giving them an 8th-grade book from home. They do not give out homework because this school was made for the demographic it rents from: first-gen Mexican Americans who were not taught to read at home and whose families are not English literate. I could write a book on the half-baked principal and clueless VP, but what is essential to know is that they are unconcerned with your child's wellbeing. The DPD officer they hire keeps them (staff safe), not your student who is being threatened with knives in the girl's restroom nor the teacher that is heard across the hall by other teachers verbally assaulting them. The Principal, VP, or Superintendent will NOT be willing to pay the medical costs for the physical violence that your children endure here. They will try to talk you out of pressing charges on violent little privileged white boys who have seen too much of daddy hitting mommy at home and thought it would be nice to try it out on a classmate. The school is poor, constantly asking for donations and supplies for the classroom and PE if the church next door didn't rent to them, they wouldn't have a playground or gym. Still, without jump ropes or hoola hoops and balls, no wonder the kids are fighting each other. The teachers are in such a rush to leave this dump that none of them dare volunteer to run the UIL programs, so don't send your Chessmaster or brainiacs here because they will not be further nurtured and challenged. Field trips, kids like and NEED these to learn about the world around them, but going here won't guarantee they will get one each year (yes, they only allow ONE a year if they can afford it). Lastly, when you unenroll your star child that basically carries the school due to their STAAR test scores, be prepared for the multitude of harassing calls and emails the admin will send you because they are upset that you have removed them. We had to go to the district (DISD) to make them cease the unwarranted communication. It was a nightmare that our family (and the 3 other families and 2 teachers that followed) will never forget. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, July 27, 2020

Open Quote Multiple teachers not certified in multiple tested grade levels. The principal herself is not certified to lead a campus and is hardly ever there. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, April 12, 2019

Open Quote The principal is not even certified to be a principal and the way the school staff treats the kids is horrid. They are a "life school", supposed to encourage kids and build their moral, neither of which they do. The school last year2017-2018 was great, this year, 2018-2019, not so much. I'm sure it has to do with the principal not knowing how to do her job. And the white kids are differently treated differently then the other kids, the kids if color get away with everything, hile the white kids get punished harshly. My kids will definitely be attending another school next year if there is availability elsewhere!!! Close Quote


by a teacher
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Open Quote This is simply the worst of the worst. Trust me, I know. Run, don’t walk. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Life School Mountain Creek

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 12 19 1 77 0 0 4 0 113
2015 16 42 1 142 0 0 3 0 204
2016 19 67 3 196 0 0 2 0 287
2017 19 94 4 241 0 0 7 0 365
2018 28 113 2 293 0 0 8 0 444
2019 27 118 1 341 0 0 6 0 493
2020 25 77 0 268 0 0 5 0 375
2021 17 55 0 215 0 0 5 0 292
2022 12 69 0 189 0 0 2 0 272
2023 9 53 1 192 0 0 6 0 261

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Life School Mountain Creek

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 113 6.8 16.6 74.3
2015 204 12.0 17.0 69.1
2016 287 16.0 17.9 67.6
2017 365 20.5 17.7 67.4
2018 444 24.7 17.9 64.6
2019 493 25.7 19.1 69.2
2020 375 24.6 15.2 66.4
2021 292 19.1 15.2 61.6
2022 272 17.9 15.1 71
2023 261 19.0 13.7 76.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Life School Mountain Creek

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 113 6.8 16.6 74.3
2015 204 12.0 17.0 69.1
2016 287 16.0 17.9 67.6
2017 365 20.5 17.7 67.4
2018 444 24.7 17.9 64.6
2019 493 25.7 19.1 69.2
2020 375 24.6 15.2 66.4
2021 292 19.1 15.2 61.6
2022 272 17.9 15.1 71
2023 261 19.0 13.7 76.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Life School Mountain Creek

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $931 (10.1%) $8,286 (89.9%) $9,216
2020 $736 (7.1%) $9,680 (92.9%) $10,417
2021 $1,167 (9.7%) $10,907 (90.3%) $12,074

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Life School Mountain Creek

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3592nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3884th of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Life School Mountain Creek)4431
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Life School)3233
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Life School Mountain Creek)2924
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Life School)2325
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Life School Mountain Creek)3141
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Life School)3225
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Life School Mountain Creek)2735
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Life School)2931
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Life School Mountain Creek)3915
 24%
   5th Grade Reading (Life School)4130
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Life School Mountain Creek)313
 28%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Life School)3829
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Life School Mountain Creek)373
 34%
   5th Grade Science (Life School)3417
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Life School Mountain Creek)3141
 10%
   6th Grade Reading (Life School)3139
 8%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Life School Mountain Creek)2236
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Life School)2927
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students493261
 47.1%
African American11853
 55.1%
American Indian00
Asian11
Hispanic341192
 43.7%
Pacific Islander00
White279
 66.7%
Two or More Races66
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.2%76.6%
 7.5%


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Life School Mountain Creek ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 261 students attended Life School Mountain Creek.

Students at Life School Mountain Creek are 74% Hispanic, 20% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.


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