Frequent Questions (FAQs)

There is no fee to enroll or re-enroll at Life School. We are a free, public charter school.

You can view the academic ratings and other important achievement information from our TEA report cards on our Compliance page.

Life School holds a 100% graduation rate.

Class sizes vary by campus and grade level. However, Life School works to keep classes below 23 students.

Like traditional ISDs, public charter schools are monitored and accredited under the statewide testing and accountability systems.

LifeLeader articulates the attributes that we want to develop in our students and ourselves. It is a common language that makes it easier for us to understand each other and focuses our efforts. Character education is not something that we pause instruction to do – it is integrated in everything we do. You can explore our 15 LifeLeader attributes online.

Life School believes that our students need both a strong academic foundation and well-developed character to succeed in college, careers or military service. Our approach to character is grounded in the development of 15 LifeLeader attributes: Critical Thinking, Information Literacy, Global Perspective, Collaborative, Ethical Leadership, Effective Communicator, Humility, Problem Solver, Social Awareness, Citizenship, Financial Literacy, Goal-Oriented, Resilient, Self-Aware, Self-Managed.

Life School Oak Cliff was founded to provide quality education and give parents an educational choice regardless of their ability to pay. You can read Life School's story online. You can also explore our Mission, Vision and Values.

Life School offers K-12. We have elementary schools in Carrollton (K-6), Cedar Hill (K-6), Lancaster (K-6), Mountain Creek (K-6), Oak Cliff (K-6) and Red Oak (K-6). We also have middle schools in Oak Cliff (7-8) and Waxahachie (7-8), and high schools in Oak Cliff (9-12) and Waxahachie (9-12). Families who enroll at any Life School elementary can transition their child into middle school and high school at the Oak Cliff or Waxahachie campuses.