📍 123 East 6 Street, Lexington, Fayette County, 40508
STEAM Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
STEAM Academy enrolls 398 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 27% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 398 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
STEAM Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 28, state house district 77.
STEAM 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 398 students, STEAM 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