📍 930 Geranium Ave East, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, 55106
LIFE Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saint Paul, Ramsey County. The school has 174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Life Prep school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
LIFE Prep enrolls 174 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 25% Asian and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 103 | 59% |
| Asian | 44 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 7.5% |
| White | 6 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 174 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
LIFE Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-40, state senate district 67.
LIFE Prep is one of 1 schools in LIFE PREP, based in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The district serves 134 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 174 students, LIFE Prep is larger than the district average of about 134 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large