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Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Academy , a
charter school,
is one of the oldest
independent public schools
in St. Louis . EHLA was founded in 2000 by the Omicron Theta
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a strong
supporter of public education and youth development
projects.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
(http://www.aka1908.com/)
is the oldest Greek-Letter organization established by Black
women in America . It has a membership of over 130,000 women
in more than 850 chapters around the globe. The Omicron
Theta Omega (OTO) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc., was chartered as a chapter in
St. Louis , MO
on May 27, 1984. The
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Academy honors
the legacy of
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (February
10, 1887 - November 28, 1950), a founder of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority at Howard University in 1908. A St. Louis
native, she attended schools in St. Louis and graduated from
Sumner High School, the first high school for African
Americans west of the Mississippi.
The first Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Academy was located on
Goodfellow Avenue is St. Louis City and served students in
Kindergarten through grade 2 with an additional grade to be
added each year. Due to rapid growth, the school was
relocated to 1509 Washington
Avenue in downtown St. Louis . In 2004, the Ethel
Hedgeman Lyle Academy opened its first middle/high school
site on
Jefferson Avenue.
In 2008, Ethel Hedgeman L yle Academy dissolved its
relationship with the former management firm, Imagine
Schools. With this dissolution came the relocation of the
middle/high Academy to 1881 Pine Street . This dissolution
also realized a significant transformation of the Academy’s
governance structure, administrative leadership, and
programmatic foci to ensure that the Academy meets or
exceeds the Missouri School Improvement Standards and
Indicators (MSIP) for
public school excellence
and the standards set forth by the
No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001(NCLB).
The
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Academy currently operates two campuses
in downtown St. Louis. The K-5 Academy, with an enrollment
of 400 students, is located at 1509 Washington Avenue in the
city’s Loft District. The middle-high Academy, located at
1881 Pine Street , serves 500 students in grades 6-12.
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