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Lift For Life Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 256 students in Lift For Life Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Lift For Life Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 13% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 30% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
3 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
809 Students
232,215 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
20,160 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Lift For Life Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 555 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#530 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
38%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.03
0.49
# American Indian Students
n/a
856 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
4,488 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
17,649 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
8%
# Black Students
795 Students
35,368 Students
% Black Students
98%
15%
# White Students
7 Students
161,687 Students
% White Students
1%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
845 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
11,322 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
22
2,587
# Students in K Grade:
35
2,591
# Students in 1st Grade:
41
2,858
# Students in 2nd Grade:
38
2,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
2,899
# Students in 4th Grade:
39
3,040
# Students in 5th Grade:
49
6,796
# Students in 6th Grade:
53
46,899
# Students in 7th Grade:
75
66,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
79
68,175
# Students in 9th Grade:
87
7,354
# Students in 10th Grade:
85
6,971
# Students in 11th Grade:
88
6,566
# Students in 12th Grade:
78
6,516
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,957 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,071. The school district revenue/student has declined by 40% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,157 is less than the state median of $13,899. The school district spending/student has declined by 25% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,957
$15,071
Spending / Student
$13,157
$13,899
Best Lift For Life Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lift For Life Academy
Charter School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1731 S Broadway
Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 231-2337
Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 231-2337
Grades: 5-8
| 256 students
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