Foundations Academy

Foundations Academy, a minimally staffed multi-level school in Mather, California, run under Sacramento County Office of Education, serves 171 students, covering grades K through 12. That puts it 72% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Sacramento County Office of Education runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 815 students. Foundations Academy is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Foundations Academy reports that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% White, 15% Black, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Foundations Academy is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Navigator Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Foundations Academy has ticked down 30%, going from 243 students in 2018 to 171 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 10% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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