Lexington Universal Academy

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

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]

History[]

LUA was founded by the 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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Lexington Universal Academy Lexington, KYPK, K-8Private, Muslim". Niche. Niche.com Inc. 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Academics". Lexington Universal Academy. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Teacher's that INSPIRE: Lexmark's Teaching Award". Lexmark. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

External links[]

Official website

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[Ref2-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Lexington Universal Academy Lexington, KYPK, K-8Private, Muslim". Niche. Niche.com Inc. 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[Ref1-2] 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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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]
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]