📍 470 Cooper Drive, Lexington, Fayette County, 40506
Opportunity Middle College is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 65 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 11–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Opportunity Middle College enrolls 65 students across grades 11–12. The student body is 26% male and 74% female. A teaching staff of 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 28% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 27 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 6.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
36 of the school's 65 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 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.
Opportunity Middle College 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 13, state house district 75.
Opportunity Middle College 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 65 students, Opportunity Middle College 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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