Life School Cedar HillCharter
- Elementary school in Life School
- Cedar Hill, TX
- Kindergarten - 6th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Life School: N/A
Total students
450
Avg. teacher experience
5.9 years
Life School: 8.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Life School: 99.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Life School Cedar Hill is an charter elementary school in Cedar Hill, TX, in the Life School school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 450 students. 41.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,346, which is $1,128 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.9 years of experience.
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Website
Address
129 W Wintergreen RdCedar Hill, TX 75104
Office phone number
Principal
- Joycelyn Smith
- joycelyn.smith@lifeschools.net
- (972) 293-2825
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Life School Cedar Hill are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
450
African American
275 (61.1%)
Life School: 45.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Life School: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
Life School: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
131 (29.1%)
Life School: 41.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Life School: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
24 (5.3%)
Life School: 9.5%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
19 (4.2%)
Life School: 2.9%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
41.3 %
Life School: 48%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
72.9 %
Life School: 68.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
4.4 %
Life School: 12.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4.4 %
Life School: 11.2%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.4 %
Life School: 4.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
14.4 %
Life School: 15.2%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Life School: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Life School: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Life School: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Life School: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
11.3 %
Life School: 15.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
12.2 %
Life School: 15.5%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Life School: 30%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Life School: 16.7%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
7.2 %
Life School: 15%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Life School: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
13.8 %
Life School: 16.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
21.7 %
Life School: 17.7%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
23.1
African American
12.2 (52.8%)
Life School: 32.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Life School: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Life School: 1.1%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1.9 (8.3%)
Life School: 13.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Life School: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
8.1 (35.1%)
Life School: 50.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.9 (3.7%)
Life School: 2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Life School: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
16.4 (71.1%)
Life School: 68.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
6.7 (28.9%)
Life School: 30.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Life School: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
19.5
Life School: 18.8
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
5.9 years
Life School: 8.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$61,346
Life School: $65,412
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$54,213
Life School: $55,879
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$57,004
Life School: $60,751
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$65,637
Life School: $64,364
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$73,078
Life School: $72,168
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$74,796
Life School: $77,546
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Life School: $85,079
Statewide: $74,014