📍 1555 Georgetown Road, Lexington, Fayette County, 40508
Success Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Success Academy enrolls 310 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 29% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 149 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 310 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 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.
Success Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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 77.
Success 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 310 students, Success 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