Foundation Academy Charter School

Foundation Academy Charter School, a reasonably sized K-12 campus in Trenton, New Jersey, one of the schools within Foundation Academy Charter School, hosts 1,155 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% above the state mean of about 934.

Foundation Academy Charter School sits inside Foundation Academy Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Foundation Academy Charter School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 47% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Foundation Academy Charter School records 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Foundation Academy Charter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 17.0%, the actual is 29.5%, a residual of +12.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household earnings sit near $100,645, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Foundation Academy Charter School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

The closest other public school is Cadwalader Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Foundation Academy Charter School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 7.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, Foundation Academy Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Foundation Academy Charter School's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,036 (now 1,155). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 52% to 47%. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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