The Founders Academy Charter School (E)
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Manchester, New Hampshire
The Founders Academy Charter School (E) in Manchester, New Hampshire enrolled 279 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the New Hampshire middle-school median of 10.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
285 students in 2022-23, 263 students in 2023-24, 279 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.3 to 27.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 285 | 26.3 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 24.2 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 279 | 27.0 | 10.3 |
10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 New Hampshire middle schools
Among the 92 New Hampshire middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 186 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Founders Academy Charter School (E) enrolled 371 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 186 of the 371 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent23.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.0% of students were White, 9.0% Hispanic, 7.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White76.0%
- Hispanic9.0%
- Asian7.5%
- Black4.7%
- Two or more races2.9%
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 The Founders Academy Charter School (E) scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 60‑64% | 50.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 25‑29% (2021-22) | 41.6% |
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 Manchester
6 public middle schools in Manchester report 2024-25 enrollment; The Founders Academy Charter School (E) is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Middle School | 1,071 | 11.8 | 44.0% |
| Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School | 889 | 11.1 | 36.7% |
| Middle School At Parkside | 775 | 9.5 | 50.2% |
| Southside Middle School | 768 | 10.2 | 36.8% |
| The Founders Academy Charter School (E) | 279 | 10.3 | 19.4% |
| Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M) | 42 | 8.8 | 71.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Founders Academy Charter School (E)
- Southside Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 768 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 889 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare The Founders Academy Charter School (E) with Southside Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The Founders Academy Charter School spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New HampshireThe Founders Academy Charter School (E) is the number 55 by size of 93 New Hampshire middle schools open in 2024-25.#55 of 93
- New Hampshire schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.4 for middle schools.10.3:1
- 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 The Founders Academy Charter School (E)
How many students attend The Founders Academy Charter School (E)?
279 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 285 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Manchester, NH.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Founders Academy Charter School (E)?
10.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for middle schools is 10.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is The Founders Academy Charter School (E) a Title I school?
The Founders Academy Charter School (E) was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at The Founders Academy Charter School (E) do on state tests?
The students tested at The Founders Academy Charter School (E) scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire'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.What district is The Founders Academy Charter School (E) in?
The Founders Academy Charter School, NCES district ID 3303298. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330329800713 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.