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Lafayette Preparatory Academy

Lafayette Preparatory Academy, a public charter school, serves grades Pre-K–8 for 406 students in Lafayette Preparatory Academy.

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Next day off: Wed, Nov 11 · No School - Holiday · All days off

Lafayette Preparatory Academy calendar

Key dates

  1. No School - HolidayWednesday · All dayKey date
  2. School Closed - HolidayMonday · Nov 23 – Nov 27Key date
  3. Quarter 2 Ends - Early Dismissal at Noon (No aftercare)Friday · All dayKey date
  4. School Closed - Winter BreakMonday · Dec 21 – Dec 25Key date
  5. School Closed - Winter BreakMonday · Dec 28 – Jan 1Key date
  6. No School - Teacher Report Writing DayMonday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. STEAM WeekMonday · Nov 2 – Nov 6
  2. Student Council ElectionsTuesday · All day
  3. STEAM NightWednesday · All day
  4. STEAM Night (LPA Gym)Wednesday · 5:00 PM
  5. 6th Grade Field Trip - MilliporeSigma (9a - 12:15p)Thursday · All day
  6. MS Lion PridesFriday · 2:32 PM
  7. 1st Grade Field Trip Williams - LREC (12p - 3p)Tuesday · All day
  8. 1st Grade Field Trip Hertert - LREC (8:30a - 11:30a)Tuesday · All day

Last checked Oct 31, 2026, 5:38 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

Enrollment grew from 359 in 2019–20 to 406 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 50 students. 29% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (94 free, 23 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Lafayette Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Lafayette Preparatory Academy by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–8
Students406
Teachers31
Students per teacher13.1
Free or reduced-price lunch29%
School typeCharter · Regular School
DistrictLafayette Preparatory Academy
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Lafayette Preparatory Academy

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K3
  • K45
  • 148
  • 245
  • 348
  • 450
  • 546
  • 646
  • 738
  • 837
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20359
  • 2020–21392
  • 2021–22393
  • 2022–23394
  • 2023–24406
Nearby

Parks near Lafayette Preparatory Academy

All parks
Park · 0.2 miLafayette ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.2 miFountain Park PlazaPark · 0.3 miLafayette Park Historic Baseball Field
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1900 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis 63104

(314) 880-4458

Lafayette Preparatory Academy website ↗School Data report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6993115924 (search it on School Data) · NCES ID 290060603223

Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.4 miMckinley Class. Leadership Ac.Grades 6–12Middle school · 0.8 miLift For Life AcademyGrades 5–8High school · 0.8 miLift For Life Academy High SchGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.0 miAcad Of Entre Stdy@LouvertureGrades 6–8School · 1.2 miSt Frances Cabrini AcademyGrades K–8School · 1.3 miGateway/Hubert Wheeler SchoolGrades K–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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