Scapa At Bluegrass

Located at 400 Lafayette Pkwy, in Lexington, Kentucky, Scapa At Bluegrass is a modestly sized middle school that enrolls 300 students (grades 4 through 8), overseen by Fayette County. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 46% leaner than typical.

Within Fayette County, which oversees 73 schools and 42,138 students, Scapa At Bluegrass is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Scapa At Bluegrass reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Asian, 10% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Fayette County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Scapa At Bluegrass tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Scapa At Bluegrass qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fayette County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Scapa At Bluegrass is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 81.0%, a residual of +21.3 points.

In the broader community, Fayette County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,479 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Scapa At Bluegrass is one of 81 public schools in Fayette County (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lafayette High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Scapa At Bluegrass comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Scapa At Bluegrass's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 300). White enrollment moved from 73% to 68% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Scapa At Bluegrass community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.