Lift for Life Academy
St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis city · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
Lift for Life Academy runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 865 students. By enrollment it is the 194th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 865 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 70.2 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 2900574 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Lift for Life Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift for Life Academy | Middle | 5–8 | 260 | 9.3 | 100% |
| Lift for Life Academy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 222 | 16.6 | 100% |
| Lift for Life Academy High School | High | 9–12 | 383 | 13.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Lift for Life Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Lift for Life Academy in context
Size
Lift for Life Academy enrolls 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is larger than the median district (566 students). The largest of its schools is Lift for Life Academy High School with 383 students, and the smallest is Lift for Life Academy Elementary School with 222; the average is 288, against 386 statewide. NCES lists Lift for Life Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 11 is its largest grade, with 102 students this year. Grade 12 has 101 students and kindergarten has 33, 206% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Lift for Life Academy enrolls 28 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Lift for Life Academy at 97.3%, above their 15.4% share of Missouri public school students.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. All 3 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.3 students per teacher, close to the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 865 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Lift for Life Academy's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is The Soulard School, 0.7 miles away with 138 students. 45 districts are within 25 miles, and 31 of them enroll more students than Lift for Life Academy. St. Louis city has 17 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 70.2 | 12 |
| School counselors | 1 | 865 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 4 | 216 |
| Other student support staff | 11 | 79 |
| School administrators | 2.8 | 309 |
| District administrators | 3 | 288 |
| All staff | 95.2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Missouri district has 265 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 97.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| White | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 28 |
| Kindergarten | 33 |
| Grade 1 | 38 |
| Grade 2 | 40 |
| Grade 3 | 44 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 51 |
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 72 |
| Grade 8 | 80 |
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 94 |
| Grade 11 | 102 |
| Grade 12 | 101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Soulard School | 1 mi | 138 | 9.4 | – |
| Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 1 mi | 414 | 11.8 | – |
| Atlas Public Schools | 1 mi | 431 | 15.4 | – |
| St. Louis Voices Academy | 1 mi | 135 | 14.7 | – |
| St. Louis Language Immersion School | 2 mi | 493 | 12 | – |
| Kairos Academies | 2 mi | 515 | 12 | – |
| Momentum Academy | 2 mi | 599 | 10.2 | – |
| MO School for the Blind | 2 mi | 43 | 2.8 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in St. Louis city
- St. Louis City School District (17,933 students)
- Confluence Academies (2,460 students)
- KIPP St Louis Public Schools (2,069 students)
- Gateway Science Acad/St Louis (1,666 students)
- Premier Charter School (974 students)
- Momentum Academy (599 students)
- City Garden Montessori (589 students)
- Kairos Academies (515 students)
- St. Louis Language Immersion School (493 students)
- North Side Community School (433 students)
- Atlas Public Schools (431 students)
- Lafayette Preparatory Academy (414 students)
- The Biome (167 students)
- The Soulard School (138 students)
- St. Louis Voices Academy (135 students)
- MO School for the Blind (43 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1731 S Broadway, St Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314)231-2337
Website: liftforlifeacademy.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.