1550 Summit Avenue 
St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
651-414-6000


Laura Jeffrey Academy (LJA), is a Twin Cities tuition free charter school offering a unique year round, girl-focused educational experience, grades five through eight. Students learn through rigorous study, by asking questions, solving problems, and participating in the community.

LJA's interdisciplinary learning and teaching model provides girls with the experiences and skills that result in academic and personal success - girls who are critical thinkers and leaders.

To learn more, check out the LJA promise and principles, our namesake Laura Jeffrey, and LJA's substantial educational framework.  

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What's New at Laura Jeffrey Academy?


 LJA's new art teacher, Ms. Jayne Hotaling
With a degree in Art Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, Ms. Jayne has had the privilege to teach art in schools in New Zealand, Alaska, Grand Marais, Minnesota and Switzerland. Ms. Jayne loves helping students find ways to experience visual art as a creative outlet, as a lens through which to see the world, and especially as a vehicle for social change.