📍 1615 West Broadway, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40203
Grace M. James Academy of Excellence is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grace M. James Academy of Excellence enrolls 361 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 0% male and 100% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 7.2% Two or more races and 6.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 288 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.2% |
| White | 23 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 361 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grace M. James Academy of Excellence 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 33, state house district 41.
Grace M. James Academy of Excellence 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 361 students, Grace M. James Academy of Excellence is smaller 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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