Frequent Questions (FAQs)

The new property is 7.3 miles from the Oak Cliff campus, 10.7 miles from the Mountain Creek campus, 4.6 miles from the Cedar Hill campus, and 10.5 miles from the Lancaster campus.

No. We hold a special appreciation for Oak Cliff because it is where our Life School story began. The elementary school will remain at the Oak Cliff location. The middle school will remain at the Oak Cliff location until a new middle school is built.

We explored scenarios for a remodel or new construction at the Oak Cliff campus. However, it was not feasible to provide the needed facilities for our students at our current location and avoid a decade of ongoing construction. The new property provides more than 70 additional acres for us to build a quality school to serve our families. We are confident the new high school will provide top-quality service only 7.3 miles away.

We currently have elementary and/or middle schools in Oak Cliff, Mountain Creek, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster. When we looked at the home addresses of our current students, the Duncanville property was centrally located to each of those campuses – providing a convenient pathway for Life School families at each of these campuses.

Yes. Families will have the opportunity to apply to either high school.

The majority of students attending the new campus will be Life School students from our elementary and middle school campuses. However, families throughout Dallas and Ellis counties will be able to apply for enrollment as we are an open-enrollment charter school.

We are designing a traffic flow to make pick-up and drop-off smooth for families. High school traffic will enter from Cockrell Hill Road, and traffic for the future middle school will enter from Danieldale Road.

Yes

The new property is 7.3 miles from the Oak Cliff campus; an estimated 12-minute drive.

Yes. The new middle and high schools will have their own cafeterias. Both high and middle schools may use specialty areas like a theater/music performance venue.

There is a possibility that incoming freshmen (2024-2025) will experience the new high school. However, middle school students are the most likely to benefit. There are variables that could affect the timeline (earlier or later).

The new high school is projected to open during the 2027-2028 school year. Circumstances may change due to market conditions, financing, availability of materials, etc.

The capacity of the new high school will be limited to 1,200 students (4A). The future middle school is estimated to accommodate 750 students.

The current construction project is for a new high school to serve grades 9-12 (Phase 1). A second phase of construction is planned to serve middle school students in grades 7-8 (Phase 2). The timeline for the new middle school will depend upon the completion of the high school and the achievement of enrollment goals.