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Lafayette Preparatory Academy
1900 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
414
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lafayette Preparatory Academy
St. Louis City
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Lafayette Preparatory Academy
Lafayette Preparatory Academy is a charter elementary school in St. Louis, Missouri, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a large city in St. Louis City.
In the 2024–25 school year, 414 students were enrolled, with about 11.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Missouri elementary school (12.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from University of Mo - St Louis. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 414 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- University of Mo - St Louis
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Lafayette Preparatory Academy
- County
- St. Louis City
- NCES school ID
- 290060603223
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.