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What's something LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
599
Elementary
STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIFE ACADEMY·NCES 010020702502
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute
2080 W Fairview Ave, Montgomery, AL 36108 · (334) 315-0106 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
24 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
494 students
STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 33% smaller than its 7th grade class (80).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Alabama 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 Alabama'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 Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute this school | 599 | 82.5% | 19.1% |
| CollinsRhodes Elementary School Eight Mile | 537 | 85.8% | 20.6% |
| Greensboro Elementary School Greensboro | 519 | 79.0% | 25.8% |
| Orchard Elementary School Mobile | 622 | 82.5% | 31.3% |
| Leinkauf Elementary School Mobile | 542 | 87.3% | 43.8% |
| Oxmoor K5 Birmingham | 512 | 76.8% | 30.6% |
Matched among Alabama 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 Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #607 of 626 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #617 of 626 | #30 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #599 of 626 | #24 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #180 of 709 | #6 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #651 of 655 | #32 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #623 of 658 | #31 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #67 of 696 | #9 of 33 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 82% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 17 | 31.1:1 | 54% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 12 | 25.4:1 | 54% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute.
About LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute is a mid-sized elementary school based in Montgomery, Alabama. Enrollment totals 599 students across kindergarten through 7. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 25% above that mark.
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute falls under LIFE Academy.
A large majority of enrollment at LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute is Black, at 93%. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Montgomery County's residents are about 59% Black, 34 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute scores 12%.
Its ratio of 25.0:1 is based on 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 67%.
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Test results at LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute are 5.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (19.1% actual, 24.1% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $59,386, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Montgomery County counts 60 public schools with about 31,131 students.
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute's closest public school neighbor is Carver Senior High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 19.1% versus a 22.1% average.
The federal government classifies LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute's location as City: Mid-size. Federal records list LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute as a charter school.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Carr Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Senior High School0.3 mi · 1,553
- Carver Elementary School0.4 mi · 374
- McIntyre Comprehensive Academy0.6 mi · 212
- Morris Elementary School1.0 mi · 414
- Lanier Senior High School1.1 mi · 517
- Davis Elementary School1.1 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational InstituteWhat is the total enrollment at LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute?
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute serve?
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute serves grades KG-07.
How many teachers does LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute have?
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
What is the student diversity at LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute?
Student demographics at LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute are roughly 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute public or private?
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by LIFE Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.