Mcferran Preparatory Academy

Located at 1900 S. 7th Street, in Louisville, Kentucky, Mcferran Preparatory Academy is a moderately sized elementary-level community that hosts 584 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Jefferson County. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.

Mcferran Preparatory Academy is one of 167 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that caters to 95,124 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Mcferran Preparatory Academy lists that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Mcferran Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mcferran Preparatory Academy sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.0%; actual is 7.6%, a gap of -25.4 points.

In the area at large, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Mcferran Preparatory Academy is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is Western Day Treatment, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mcferran Preparatory Academy at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mcferran Preparatory Academy's enrollment has contracted 36% since 2018, when it stood at 906 (now 584). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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