Lexington Universal Academy

Lexington Universal Academy
Address
4580 Nicholasville Rd [1]
Lexington, Kentucky 40515
United States
Coordinates 37°57′52″N 84°32′03″W / 37.9644°N 84.5343°W / 37.9644; -84.5343Coordinates: 37°57′52″N 84°32′03″W / 37.9644°N 84.5343°W / 37.9644; -84.5343
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Islamic[1]
School district Fayette County Public Schools
Principal Abdul-Munim S. Jitmoud
Faculty 16[1]
Grades 1-8[1]
Gender Coeducational[1]
Number of students 153[1]
Student to teacher ratio 8:1[1]

The Lexington Universal Academy (LUA) is a private Islamic school located in Lexington, Kentucky. It is a part of the Fayette County Public Schools district. LUA follows the state curriculum. but also incorporates religion classes and Arabic classes.[2][3][4]

History

LUA was founded by the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky in 2003. It first started out as just a school for Islam, but an indoor mosque was built along with a second floor. In 2012, science teacher Brian Radcliffe won Lexmark's INSPIRE Teaching Award.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lexington Universal Academy Lexington, KYPK, K-8Private, Muslim". Niche. Niche.com Inc. 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Roenker, Robin (25 August 2007). "A Principal of Principle". The Lexington Herald-Leader. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Academics". Lexington Universal Academy. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Aretakis, Rachel (4 October 2013). "Lexington's Muslim community works to dispel stigmas about faith". The Lexington Herald-Leader. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Teacher's that INSPIRE: Lexmark's Teaching Award". Lexmark. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2017.


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