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Lafayette Preparatory Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

1900 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104 · (314) 880-4458

St. Louis’ School Grade D− better than 3% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
414
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Lafayette Preparatory Academy

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1900 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten47
Grade 148
Grade 248
Grade 349
Grade 446
Grade 551
Grade 643
Grade 746
Grade 834
Enrollment over time
392’20
393’21
394’22
406’23
414’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Black 36%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lafayette Preparatory Academy from St. Louis families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; St. Louis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.