Enrollment
152
High
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE FOUNDERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 330329800717
The Founders Academy Charter School (H)
5 Perimeter Rd, Manchester, NH 03103 · (603) 952-4705 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New Hampshire public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
18 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 51 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 18% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within The Founders Academy Charter School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
31.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like The Founders Academy Charter School (H)
The Founders Academy Charter School (H)'s state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Founders Academy Charter School (H) this school | 152 | 11.8% | 50.0% |
| Pelham High School Pelham | 508 | 11.0% | 35.3% |
| Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School Manchester | 96 | 3.1% | 62.7% |
| Campbell High School LITCHFIELD | 343 | 13.4% | 33.7% |
| Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School Newmarket | 274 | 19.3% | 57.0% |
| Sunapee Sr. High School Sunapee | 131 | 14.5% | 59.0% |
Matched among New Hampshire high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where The Founders Academy Charter School (H) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #19 of 78 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #25 of 74 | #7 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #15 of 78 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #73 of 103 | #21 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #58 of 80 | #15 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
152
+19 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 12% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 14.5 | 9.5:1 | 12% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 12.2 | 12.1:1 | 18% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 14 | 9.5:1 | 16% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 12 | 6.9:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Founders Academy Charter School (H).
Since 2017-18: students up 83% (83 to 152); teachers unchanged (12 to 12).
About The Founders Academy Charter School (H)
Federal records list The Founders Academy Charter School (H) as a high school in Manchester, New Hampshire. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 152 students. High schools in New Hampshire have about 496 students on average; enrollment here is 69% lower.
The Founders Academy Charter School has 431 students spread across 2 schools.
White students are 78% of those enrolled at The Founders Academy Charter School (H). The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Hillsborough County, where about 82% of residents are White. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at The Founders Academy Charter School (H) are from different groups.
A staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.7:1. Across high schools in New Hampshire, the average ratio is 11.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 12%. Among public schools in Hillsborough County, the average eligibility rate is 26%.
Among New Hampshire public high schools, The Founders Academy Charter School (H) outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for The Founders Academy Charter School (H) is -5.9 points: 50.0% actual, 55.9% predicted.
The school is in Hillsborough County, where median household income comes to about $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Hillsborough County counts 127 public schools with about 53,974 students.
The Founders Academy Charter School (E) sits less than a tenth of a mile from The Founders Academy Charter School (H). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, The Founders Academy Charter School (H) ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment increased 14% over 4 years, reaching 152 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 9.5:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in The Founders Academy Charter School
- The Founders Academy Charter School (E)Middle · 279 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,296 students
- Manchester Central High SchoolHigh · 1,130 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Middle School At ParksideMiddle · 775 students
- Southside Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
Nearby schools
- The Founders Academy Charter School (E)0.0 mi · 279
- Highland-Goffes Falls School0.6 mi · 336
- Manchester School of Technology (High School)1.1 mi · 302
- Manchester Memorial High School1.4 mi · 1,296
- Southside Middle School1.5 mi · 768
- Green Acres School1.6 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About The Founders Academy Charter School (H)What is the total enrollment at The Founders Academy Charter School (H)?
The Founders Academy Charter School (H) enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does The Founders Academy Charter School (H) serve?
The Founders Academy Charter School (H) serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does The Founders Academy Charter School (H) have?
The Founders Academy Charter School (H) employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at The Founders Academy Charter School (H)?
At The Founders Academy Charter School (H), the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is The Founders Academy Charter School (H) in?
The Founders Academy Charter School (H) is part of The Founders Academy Charter School.
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