Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIFE SCHOOL·NCES 480005513849
Life School Carrollton
2660 E TRINITY MILLS RD, CARROLLTON, TX 75006 · (469) 701-1355 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
182 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LIFE SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Life School Carrollton
Life School Carrollton's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life School Carrollton this school | 283 | 64.3% | 40.9% |
| Rugel Elementary School MESQUITE | 273 | 71.8% | 38.6% |
| Austin Elementary School MESQUITE | 306 | 66.3% | 51.0% |
| Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston DALLAS | 250 | 61.6% | 55.0% |
| Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy DALLAS | 341 | 65.7% | 44.5% |
| North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus LITTLE ELM | 313 | 64.5% | 31.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Life School Carrollton ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,476 of 4,401 | #178 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,928 of 4,466 ▼ 532 | #256 of 429 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,816 of 4,466 ▼ 1,256 | #208 of 429 ▼ 100 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,223 of 3,998 | #92 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #4,291 of 4,938 | #404 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,640 of 4,622 | #348 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1,108 of 4,628 | #75 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #2,883 of 4,789 | #354 of 437 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
283
+38 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 283 | 17.1 | 16.5:1 | 64% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 15.3 | 15.8:1 | 62% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 17.6 | 14.8:1 | 61% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 49% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Life School Carrollton.
About Life School Carrollton
Life School Carrollton is a low-enrollment elementary school located in CARROLLTON, Texas. It educates 283 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
Federal data list 8 schools in LIFE SCHOOL, with 5,735 students enrolled.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Life School Carrollton, 49% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% Black, 11% White, and 7% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Life School Carrollton belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
At Life School Carrollton, 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Life School Carrollton is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Life School Carrollton is 5.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 40.9%. Predicted: 46.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that median household income is about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The school nearest to Life School Carrollton is McKamy Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Life School Carrollton places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Life School Carrollton is one of the charter schools in Texas.
Enrollment was 245 in 2020-21 and 283 in 2024-25, a increase of 38 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.4:1 to 16.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Life School Carrollton. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIFE SCHOOL
- Life School Oak CliffCombined · 1,483 students
- Life H S WaxahachieHigh · 1,114 students
- Life School Red OakElementary · 1,045 students
- Life Middle WaxahachieMiddle · 551 students
- Life School LancasterElementary · 455 students
- Life School Cedar HillElementary · 450 students
Other schools in CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
Nearby schools
- McKamy Elementary School0.4 mi · 553
- Jerry R Junkins Elementary School0.8 mi · 702
- Bridgeway Preparatory Academy0.9 mi · 108
- Long Middle School1.0 mi · 477
- Sheffield Elementary School1.2 mi · 658
- Country Place Elementary School1.2 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Life School CarrolltonWhat is the total enrollment at Life School Carrollton?
Life School Carrollton enrolls approximately 283 students in grades KG-06.
Is Life School Carrollton an elementary, middle, or high school?
Life School Carrollton is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Life School Carrollton have?
Life School Carrollton employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Life School Carrollton?
Student demographics at Life School Carrollton are roughly 11% White, 49% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Life School Carrollton in?
Life School Carrollton is part of LIFE SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.