Founders Academy

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Founders Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island enrolled 158 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Rhode Island middle-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).

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

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%

153 students in 2022-23, 159 students in 2023-24, 158 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.5 to 14.0.

Students enrolled at Founders Academy by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25158
Students enrolled at Founders Academy by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25158
Students enrolled at Founders Academy by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25158
Students enrolled at Founders Academy by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231532023-241592024-25158
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315310.514.6
2023-2415915.010.6
2024-2515814.011.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Rhode Island middle schools

Among the 57 Rhode Island middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Founders Academy 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherFounders Academy 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Founders Academy 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherFounders Academy 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Founders Academy 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherFounders Academy 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Founders Academy 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherFounders Academy 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Founders Academy enrolled 160 students and reported no counselor; it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.9% of students were White, 38.6% Hispanic, 11.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White39.9%
  2. Hispanic38.6%
  3. Two or more races11.4%
  4. Black8.9%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 Founders Academy scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, 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 districtRhode Island
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%24%33.1%
Math, 2022-235% or less9% (2021-22)28.9%

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.

Middle schools in Woonsocket

3 public middle schools in Woonsocket report 2024-25 enrollment; Founders Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova5429.761.6%
Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet53710.567.0%
Founders Academy15811.362.7%

All public schools in Woonsocket →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Founders Academy

  1. Woonsocket Middle @ Villa NovaThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 542 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Woonsocket Middle at HamletThe next nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 537 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Founders Academy with Woonsocket Middle @ Villa NovaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Beacon Charter School spends per student$18,614 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,614
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandFounders Academy is the number 56 by size of 58 Rhode Island middle schools open in 2024-25.#56 of 58
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for middle schools.11.3:1
  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 Founders Academy

  1. How many students attend Founders Academy?
    158 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 153 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Woonsocket, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Founders Academy?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Founders Academy a Title I school?
    Founders Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Founders Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Founders Academy scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Rhode Island'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 district is Founders Academy in?
    Beacon Charter School, NCES district ID 4400008. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440000800493 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
  • 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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