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Charter Elementary school · Lift For Life Academy

Lift For Life Academy Elem.

Lift For Life Academy Elem., a public charter school, serves grades Pre-K–4 for 201 students in Lift For Life Academy.

School calendarAt a glanceDirections

Next day off: Fri, Nov 6 · District Professional Development - All Staff · All days off

Lift For Life Academy calendar

Key dates

  1. Academy Early ReleaseTuesday · 12:00 PMKey date
  2. District Professional Development - All StaffFriday · 8:00 AMKey date
  3. No School - Veteran's Day HolidayWednesday · All dayKey date
  4. District Professional Development - All StaffFriday · 8:00 AMKey date
  5. Academy Early ReleaseFriday · 12:00 PMKey date
  6. Academy Early ReleaseFriday · 12:00 PMKey date

Coming up

  1. Progress Reports - Mission 2Monday · All day
  2. District Professional Development - All StaffMonday · 8:00 AMKey date
  3. Students Return to SchoolTuesday · All day
  4. Academy Early ReleaseFriday · 12:00 PMKey date
  5. No School - MLK HolidayMonday · All dayKey date
  6. Board MeetingThursday · 4:00 PM
  7. Academy Early ReleaseFriday · 12:00 PMKey date
  8. Progress Reports - Mission 3Friday · 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 177 in 2020–21 to 201 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 3, with 44 students. 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (201 free, 0 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Soulard Market Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Lift For Life Academy Elem. by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–4
Students201
Teachers15
Students per teacher13.4
Free or reduced-price lunch100%
School typeCharter · Regular School
DistrictLift For Life Academy
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Lift For Life Academy Elem.

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K1
  • K37
  • 139
  • 238
  • 344
  • 442
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2020–21177
  • 2021–22216
  • 2022–23215
  • 2023–24201
Nearby

Parks near Lift For Life Academy Elem.

All parks
Park · 0.2 miSoulard Market ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.3 miPontiac Square ParkPlaygroundDog park · 0.3 miSoulard Dog ParkDog park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1920 7TH STREET, St.Louis 63104

(314) 231-2337

School website ↗Lift For Life Academy website ↗School Data report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6905115902 (search it on School Data) · NCES ID 290057403356

Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.1 miLift For Life AcademyGrades 5–8High school · 0.1 miLift For Life Academy High SchGrades 9–12High school · 1.0 miMckinley Class. Leadership Ac.Grades 6–12School · 1.5 miSt Frances Cabrini AcademyGrades K–8High school · 1.7 miConfluence Preparatory AcademyGrades 9–12High school · 1.7 miKairos HighGrades 9–10

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2020–21 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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