Lexington Universal Academy | |
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Address | |
4580 Nicholasville Rd [1] , 40515 United States | |
Coordinates | 37°57′52″N 84°32′03″W / 37.9644°N 84.5343°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Islamic[1] |
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. LUA follows the state curriculum. but also incorporates religion classes and Arabic classes.[2][3][4]
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]