📍 955 West Main Street, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, 40456
Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County. The school has 31 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockcastle County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement enrolls 31 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 30 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
25 of the school's 31 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 25 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-50, state senate district 34, state house district 71.
Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement is one of 6 schools in Rockcastle County, based in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. The district serves 2,793 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 31 students, Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement is smaller than the district average of about 466 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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