📍 2200 Liberty Rd, Lexington, Fayette County, 40505
Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 182 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 5%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt enrolls 182 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 36% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 76 | 42% |
| White | 66 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 182 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 28, state house district 76.
Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt is one of 80 schools in Fayette County, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The district serves 42,138 students district-wide and employs 3,086 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 182 students, Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt is smaller than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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