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LIFE Prep

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

LIFE Prep is a public charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 148 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the LIFE Prep District, which is ranked 414 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

LIFE Prep consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were just 7.69% in Math and 22.39% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 6th grade, with 0% proficiency in both Math and Reading. Nearby schools, such as Saint Paul Online Elementary School, Community of Peace Academy Elementary, and HOPE Community Academy Elementary, also perform below the state averages, but generally outperform LIFE Prep.

The high percentage of students from low-income families at LIFE Prep, with 84.46% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges. This is supported by the relatively stronger performance of nearby schools with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. The school's performance, particularly in 6th grade, suggests the need for a closer examination of the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems to address the learning needs of its student population. Collaboration with the LIFE Prep District and neighboring schools could provide opportunities for LIFE Prep to learn from and implement effective strategies to improve student outcomes.

134

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,084

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 Geranium Ave East
Saint Paul, MN 55106-8888

(651) 793-6624

District: Life Prep

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.0%

Asian:

19.4%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Minnesota avg47%

792^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

414^th of 446Life Prep among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	792 of 872	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	809 of 881	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	811 of 845	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	803 of 858	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	830 of 869	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	772 of 870	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	752 of 847	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	740 of 853	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	725 of 848	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	698 of 840	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	705 of 826	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	728 of 824	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.8	576 of 820	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	64.4	323 of 814	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	384 of 803	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	16.5	707 of 781	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	689 of 777	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	742 of 756	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	679 of 685	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	660 of 676	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.6	650 of 674	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	252 of 298	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	263 of 310	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	269 of 279	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	251 of 282	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	214 of 283	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	189 of 266	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	32.8	91 of 136	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	86 of 134	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	686 of 799	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	807 of 809	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	759 of 787	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	785 of 799	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	674 of 787	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	664 of 774	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	685 of 764	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	721 of 793	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	738 of 774	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	610 of 663	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	588 of 740	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	575 of 728	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	2.2	819 of 826	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	758 of 808	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	736 of 798	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	709 of 779	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	18.4	451 of 515	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2019)33rd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading22%-27 vs state

Math8%-38 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 11, 2018

If I could choose to not give a star I would do that. Worst choice I've ever made in a school. If you have a child with an IEP do not choose this school. Numerous times I've asked for help from the school for resources- not once was I provided anything. I've never had such a poor relationship with my child's school ever! So heartbreaking. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

My daughter, although received high marks in school, was ill prepared for middle school. I highly regret sending her there. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, August 29, 2011

The staff is warm and cares deeply about their students. The students are taught to respect one another. On the first day of school, they are informed what is expected of them and there will be consequences if they don't follow the rules. As a grandmother, I wished that there were schools like this when our boys were young. Keep up the good work. Close Quote

Schools Near LIFE Prep

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
LIFE Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	930 Geranium Ave East	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Life Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 793-6624	134	10	13.4	89.6%	8 (6.0%)	75 (56.0%)	11 (8.2%)	26 (19.4%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	10.5	792^nd of 872 public elementary schools	9.2%		8.1	809^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.2%	17	23.1	3.7	7.1	0.0			7.7	40.0	11.1	42.9	0.0			22.4	$15,084
Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1089 Cypress St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8935	638	56	11.2	78.1%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	591 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	12.8	772^nd of 872 public elementary schools	11.5%		23.8	698^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.8%	74	33.3	30.3					31.7	17.1	23.5					20.4	$16,185
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1290 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8675	466	35	13.3	84.1%	49 (10.5%)	101 (21.7%)	41 (8.8%)	246 (52.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	15.5	750^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.0%		8.1	808^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.3%	58	36.7	25.3					30.5	20.5	29.5					25.4	$14,678
Saint Paul Online Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 767-8100	109	11	9.5	86.2%	6 (5.5%)	33 (30.3%)	24 (22.0%)	25 (22.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.6%)	4.3	843^rd of 872 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.7	810^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.1%	33	0.0	15.4	6.7				6.7	0.0	23.1	20.0				13.0
Community of Peace Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4579	326	28	11.7	81.6%	18 (5.5%)	108 (33.1%)	85 (26.1%)	85 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)	3.5	851^st of 872 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.6	847^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.9%	4	14.9	10.4					12.6	10.6	14.6					12.6	$15,690
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 796-4500	434	51	8.5	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	9 (2.1%)	405 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	7.6	815^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.9	842^nd of 881 public elementary schools	4.4%	27	20.3	24.3	15.0				19.7	10.9	16.2	25.6				18.2	$14,114
Bruce F Vento Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Case Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8685	446	39	11.4	87.0%	41 (9.2%)	167 (37.4%)	60 (13.5%)	140 (31.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	2.8	862^nd of 872 public elementary schools	1.1%		3.4	860^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.4%	2	8.5	5.9	1.5				5.3	12.9	1.5	22.1				12.1	$18,990
STEP Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	835 5th St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	STEP Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 289-6120	214	19	11.2	94.4%	2 (0.9%)	212 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	773^rd of 872 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.4	776^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.9%	3	28.1	18.9	12.0				18.5	21.9	23.7	39.2				29.8	$2,731
American Indian Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1075 3rd St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 778-3100	571	43	13.3	84.2%	30 (5.3%)	61 (10.7%)	127 (22.2%)	143 (25.0%)	81 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (22.6%)	6.2	823^rd of 872 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	846^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.0%	23	13.0	14.0	14.6	8.2	13.6	2.4	10.9	11.4	9.8	29.4	19.7	25.5	20.0	19.4	$17,042
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1611 Ames Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 774-5000	132	11	12.4	54.5%	48 (36.4%)	23 (17.4%)	27 (20.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.9%)	34	606^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.5%		40.5	580^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.2%	26	20.0	11.1	16.7	31.3			19.4	45.0	16.7	66.7	62.5			47.2	$13,321

Frequently Asked Questions about LIFE Prep

Is LIFE Prep a good school?

LIFE Prep ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend LIFE Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended LIFE Prep.

What district is LIFE Prep in?

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What is the racial makeup of LIFE Prep?

Students at LIFE Prep are 56% African American, 19% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

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