FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON

FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON is a middle-of-the-pack multi-level school in CARROLLTON, Texas, run under TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES. The school caters to 579 students in grades pre-K through 12.

FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON is one of 44 schools operated by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, a district that serves 17,100 students overall.

On the student-mix side, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 25% White, 18% Asian, 15% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 45% of students at FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON is one.

Nearest neighbor: SMITH H S, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. As a public charter, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CARROLLTON's enrollment has climbed 91% since 2018, when it stood at 303 (now 579). The White share of enrollment fell from 39% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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