📍 1900 S. 7th Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40208
Mcferran Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 691 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mcferran Preparatory Academy enrolls 691 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 528 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 13% |
| White | 40 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
573 of the school's 691 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 566 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.
Mcferran Preparatory 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-30, state senate district 35, state house district 42.
Mcferran Preparatory Academy is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 691 students, Mcferran Preparatory Academy is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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