Summary:
Lift For Life Academy is the sole middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Lift For Life Academy district in Saint Louis, Missouri. With a total enrollment of 256 students, the school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low performance on standardized tests and high chronic absenteeism rates.
Academically, Lift For Life Academy lags far behind the state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts, with only 6.5% and 2.3% of 5th-grade students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency levels in the 2023-2024 school year. This trend has persisted over the past few years, indicating a need for a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.
Additionally, the school faces high chronic absenteeism, with 36.5% of students missing a significant number of school days in the 2023-2024 school year. This issue, coupled with the fact that 98.83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to the academic challenges. Despite the higher-than-average per-student spending of $16,265, the school's performance remains significantly below the state average, underscoring the need for a multifaceted strategy to support the success of its students.
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