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Welcome to South City Preparatory Academy.
South City Prep is a FREE, public school open to all St. Louis City
residents, regardless of their neighborhood, socio-economic status, academic
achievement, or ethnicity.
South City Prep will enroll 75 5th grade and 75
6th grade students in the 2011-2012 school year.
Please click on the tabs above to learn more about
our school and our vision.
March 7, 2011:
Important Announcement
We are extremely excited to announce
that we have signed a lease on a building for the 2011-2012 school year.
Our home will be the old Messiah Lutheran School building at
2900 S. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63118
Studies indicate that high risk students show the same academic gains
as more affluent students during the school year, yet it is during the
summer break when students spend more time at home and in their
community that the achievement gap is accelerated. South City
Preparatory Academy will not have a summer break but instead will be
designed along the academy model: six weeks of school, one week teacher
in-service, and one week whole school break. This model will benefit
students by eliminating the effects of the summer learning gap.
It takes time, effort and practice to meet the challenge of high
academic standards. Additionally, recent studies suggest that there is a
direct link between extended learning time and student achievement.
Armed with this evidence and the examples of other high performing urban
schools, the school day at South City Preparatory Academy is extended,
running from 8:00 until 4:30. This is in tandem with an extended school
year (194 days) for all students. A student who attends South City
Preparatory Academy from 5th grade to 12th grade will receive almost
three full years more learning time than students in a typical St. Louis
district school.
Schools that produce outstanding academic outcomes do so in large
part because they expect outstanding outcomes of both staff and
students. Meeting and exceeding these expectations will be a goal
for every student, regardless of proficiency level for every grade and
in all core subject areas. By 8th grade, it is expected that a majority
of students will meet or exceed state and federal accountability
targets, and all adults at South City Preparatory Academy will be held
accountable and take responsibility for reaching these targets.
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