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Lift For Life Academy

Lift For Life Academy, a public charter school, serves grades 5–8 for 270 students in Lift For Life Academy.

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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 255 in 2019–20 to 270 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 78 students. 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (270 free, 0 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Soulard Market Park (0.1 mi).

At a glance

Lift For Life Academy by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades5–8
Students270
Teachers26
Students per teacher10.4
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

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 554
  • 661
  • 777
  • 878
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20255
  • 2020–21234
  • 2021–22219
  • 2022–23256
  • 2023–24270
Nearby

Parks near Lift For Life Academy

All parks
Park · 0.1 miSoulard Market ParkPlaygroundDog park · 0.3 miSoulard Dog ParkDog parkPark · 0.4 miPontiac Square ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1731 S BROADWAY, St Louis 63104

(314) 231-2337

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

State school ID 3910115902 (search it on School Data) · NCES ID 290057402828

Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · Next doorLift For Life Academy High SchGrades 9–12Elementary school · 0.1 miLift For Life Academy Elem.Grades Pre-K–4Elementary school · 0.6 miEduc Therap Support At MadisonGrades K–8Elementary school · 0.6 miPeabody Elem.Grades Pre-K–5Elementary school · 0.6 miHumboldt Acad Of Higher LrningGrades 3–5Elementary school · 0.7 miThe Soulard SchoolGrades K–5

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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