Lift for Life Academy High School
Public high school (charter) in St Louis, Missouri · Lift for Life Academy · Grades 9–12
Lift for Life Academy High School serves 383 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 3 schools in Lift for Life Academy. By enrollment it is the 216th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lift for Life Academy |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290057403183 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lift for Life Academy | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 383 | 865 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lift for Life Academy High School in context
Size
Lift for Life Academy High School is the only high school in Lift for Life Academy. Its 383 students are 44.3% of the district's 865. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 378 students, so Lift for Life Academy High School is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 102 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 86, against an average of 96 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% more students than grade 9 (101 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 97.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lift for Life Academy (97.3%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Lift for Life Academy and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 50.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Lift for Life Academy High School has 28.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 383 students would have about 31.4 teachers, so Lift for Life Academy High School has 2.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is McKinley Class. Leadership Ac., 1 miles away in St. Louis City School District. There are 17 high schools within 5 miles and 33 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 97.9% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| White | 1% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 94 |
| Grade 11 | 102 |
| Grade 12 | 101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1731 S Broadway, St Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314)231-2337
Website: liftforlifeacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lift for Life Academy High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Class. Leadership Ac. | St. Louis City | 1.0 mi | 610 | 14.5 | 100% |
| Confluence Preparatory Academy | Confluence Academies | 1.6 mi | 442 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Kairos High School | Kairos Academies | 1.9 mi | 287 | 11 | 59.9% |
| KIPP St. Louis High School | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 354 | 9 | 100% |
| Roosevelt High School | St. Louis City | 2.1 mi | 734 | 12.1 | 100% |
| MO School for the Blind - HS | MO School for the Blind | 2.4 mi | 35 | 3 | 8.6% |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 2.6 mi | 17 | 17 | 82.4% |
| Grand Center Arts Academy High School | Confluence Academies | 2.8 mi | 402 | 11.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lift for Life Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift for Life Academy | Middle | 5–8 | 260 |
| Lift for Life Academy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 222 |