Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY·NCES 290057403356
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.
1920 7TH STREET, ST.LOUIS, MO 63104 · (314) 231-2337 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
222 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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 | 28 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (39).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 52% · 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 LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +13.1pp since 2021
Math
16.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.4% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 6.7% |
| 2022-23 | 5.2% | 2.6% |
| 2021-22 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.'s state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. this school | 222 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| LEXINGTON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 234 | 100.0% | 6.8% |
| COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. ST LOUIS | 216 | 100.0% | 9.6% |
| HERZOG ELEM. ST LOUIS | 201 | 100.0% | 8.3% |
| ASHLAND ELEM. AND BR. ST LOUIS | 199 | 100.0% | 7.3% |
| WOODLAND ELEM. JENNINGS | 197 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
Matched among Missouri 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 LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #930 of 1,002 | #23 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #914 of 1,019 ▲ 69 | #21 of 57 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #928 of 1,018 ▲ 20 | #20 of 57 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #907 of 1,294 | #38 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #910 of 950 | #42 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #938 of 953 | #37 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 1,165 | #1 of 63 |
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
222
+45 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 222 | 13.4 | 16.6:1 | 100% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 15.6 | 12.9:1 | 100% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 15.8 | 13.7:1 | 96% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 13 | 13.6:1 | 98% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM..
About LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. is one of the public schools in ST.LOUIS, Missouri. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 222 students. The school is 30% below the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY is responsible for 3 schools, LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. included, with 865 students in all.
The share of Black students at LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. is 98%. St. Louis city as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. scores 4%.
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. reports a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher, from 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM., 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Missouri public elementary schools.
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. scores 14.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.4%.
Census data for St. Louis city show median household income comes to about $56,160, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 113 public schools and about 29,941 students.
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH sits about 0.1 miles from LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.. LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 63.6% proficiency; LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. posts 14.1%.
For locale, NCES codes LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. as City: Large. LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. is run as a public charter school.
The school grew from 177 students in 2020-21 to 222 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.
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St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHHigh · 383 students
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMYMiddle · 260 students
Other schools in ST.LOUIS
- ATLAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 431 students
- Carnahan MiddleMiddle · 214 students
- BEL-NORElementary · 205 students
- MCKELVEY PRIMARYElementary · 201 students
- THE SOULARD SCHOOLElementary · 138 students
- NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTRMiddle · 134 students
Nearby schools
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH0.1 mi · 383
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY0.1 mi · 260
- HUMBOLDT ACAD OF HIGHER LRNING0.5 mi · 108
- THE SOULARD SCHOOL0.6 mi · 138
- PEABODY ELEM.0.7 mi · 171
- LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.8 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.?
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. serve?
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. have?
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.?
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. reports a student body of 0% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.?
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. is overseen by LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY in St. Louis city.
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