LePoint was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and was belong to a single mother in a poverty-stricken area. After a field trip to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California at the age of six, LePoint decided to become a rocket scientist. Despite her poverty career but she maintain to be one of the best rocket scientist. LePoint was the graduate of California State University, Northridge. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from California State University Northridge. Her exposure arose her to published a book, "Mathaphobia: How You Can Overcome Your Math Fears and Become a Rocket Scientist" in 2013. 