📍 2000 Winchester Road, Lexington, Fayette County, 40509
Carter G. Woodson Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carter G. Woodson Academy enrolls 287 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 221 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.9% |
| White | 12 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 287 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carter G. Woodson Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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.
Carter G. Woodson Academy 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 287 students, Carter G. Woodson Academy 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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