Enrollment
134
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIFE PREP·NCES 270015602951
LIFE Prep
930 GERANIUM AVE EAST, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 793-6624 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
120 students
STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 42% larger than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
22.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
7.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Prep
LIFE Prep's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE Prep this school | 134 | 89.6% | 14.9% |
| Crossroads Science Program SAINT PAUL | 192 | 84.4% | 17.4% |
| Jenny Lind Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 236 | 83.1% | 9.3% |
| Hall Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 234 | 94.0% | 13.3% |
| STEAM Academy Charter School INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 77 | 88.3% | 9.9% |
| CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 193 | 76.7% | 12.3% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Prep ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #797 of 844 | #78 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #827 of 844 | #87 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #765 of 844 | #69 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #882 of 1,130 | #96 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #44 of 942 | #15 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.4% | #5 of 499 | #1 of 55 |
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
134
-99 (-42%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 116
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | 90% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 84% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 16.5 | 10.6:1 | 91% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 72% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 28.2 | 10.9:1 | 88% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 72% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 87% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 116 | 6 | 19.3:1 | 70% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIFE Prep.
Since 2017-18: students down 56% (307 to 134); teachers down 65% (28.2 to 10).
About LIFE Prep
LIFE Prep is a small elementary school in LIFE PREP, located in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 134 students covers pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
In federal data, the district for LIFE Prep is the school itself.
Black students are the majority at LIFE Prep, with 56% of enrollment. Other groups make up 19% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% White, and 6% multiracial. Ramsey County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at LIFE Prep is 90%. Public schools in Ramsey County average 57%.
LIFE Prep is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, LIFE Prep lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.9%; the prediction is 16.9%.
Across Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ramsey County is home to 302 public schools and about 94,437 public school students.
The school nearest to LIFE Prep is Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. LIFE Prep is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place LIFE Prep in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists LIFE Prep as a charter school.
Reported enrollment: 233 (2020-21) and 134 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.3:1 in 2020-21, and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at LIFE Prep. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
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- Farnsworth Aerospace Upper0.4 mi · 453
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Frequently asked questions
About LIFE PrepHow many students attend LIFE Prep?
LIFE Prep enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-06.
Is LIFE Prep an elementary, middle, or high school?
LIFE Prep is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does LIFE Prep have?
LIFE Prep employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LIFE Prep?
At LIFE Prep, the student body is approximately 6% White, 8% Hispanic, 56% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is LIFE Prep public or private?
LIFE Prep is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by LIFE PREP.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.