LIFE Academy

LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute is the sole elementary public charter school in the LIFE Academy district located in Montgomery, Alabama. This school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and faces significant academic challenges, with student performance well below state averages across all subject areas.

The school has a predominantly African American student population (95.74%), and over half of the students (54.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Academically, LIFE Academy struggles, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 33.93% in English Language Arts and 0% to 7.14% in Mathematics, far below the state averages of 53.32% to 63.07% and 31.56% to 42.16%, respectively. The school's 4th grade science proficiency rate of 7.14% is also significantly lower than the state average of 43.54%. These low academic performance levels, coupled with a higher student-teacher ratio of 25.4 compared to the state average, suggest that the school may need significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Overall, LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute is a struggling school that faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing the root causes of the low performance, such as resource allocation, teacher support, and targeted interventions, will be crucial in improving the educational experience and outcomes for the students at this LIFE Academy school.