Phoenix Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Winchester, Kentucky

Phoenix Academy in Winchester, Kentucky enrolled 19 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 1.7 students per teacher against the Kentucky median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Kentucky: 91.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 56% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 83%

43 students in 2022-23, 42 students in 2023-24, 19 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 11.0.

Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 42, 2024-25: 1902040602022-23432023-24422024-2519
Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 42, 2024-25: 1902040602022-23432023-24422024-2519
Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 42, 2024-25: 1902040602022-23432023-24422024-2519
Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 42, 2024-25: 1902040602022-23432023-24422024-2519
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23436.07.2
2023-24425.08.4
2024-251911.01.7

1.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Kentucky schools of this kind

Among the 90 Kentucky schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Phoenix Academy 1.7; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 1.7state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Phoenix Academy 1.7; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 1.7state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Phoenix Academy 1.7; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 1.7state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Phoenix Academy 1.7; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 1.7state median 15.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 110 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Phoenix Academy enrolled 110 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 110 of the 110 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions21
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

73.7% of students were White, 15.8% Hispanic, 5.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White73.7%
  2. Hispanic15.8%
  3. Black5.3%
  4. Asian5.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Phoenix Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220% or less42%44.7%
Math, 2022-2320% or less43% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 25 students in Phoenix Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtKentucky
Four-year graduation rate80% or more94%91.4%
Students in the class2538349,023

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Winchester

2 public schools of this kind in Winchester report 2024-25 enrollment; Phoenix Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Clark County Preschool28818.064.6%
Phoenix Academy191.778.9%

All public schools in Winchester →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Phoenix Academy

  1. Clark County PreschoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.9 miles away: 288 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Bourbon County Preschool HeadstartThe next nearest public school of this kind, 15 miles away: 198 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Phoenix Academy with Clark County PreschoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Clark County Schools spends per student$13,438 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,438
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyPhoenix Academy is the number 92 by size of 98 Kentucky schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#92 of 98
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher1.7 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.1.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Phoenix Academy

  1. How many students attend Phoenix Academy?
    19 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 43 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Winchester, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Academy?
    1.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for schools of this kind is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Phoenix Academy a Title I school?
    Phoenix Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Phoenix Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Phoenix Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Phoenix Academy?
    80% or more of the 25 students in Phoenix Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Phoenix Academy in?
    Clark County Schools, NCES district ID 2101200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210120001624 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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