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Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School

3600 MEADOWVIEW DR, CORINTH, TX 75065 · (940) 321-1144 · Denton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Enrollment
509
High
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
100 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 610621%
Grade 79418%
Grade 88717%
Grade 97415%
Grade 106413%
Grade 11459%
Grade 12398%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
30460%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
10721%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
347%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
347%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
23045%
Female
27955%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +64.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 64 points since 2021.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading47.0%34.0%12.0%7.0%
Mathematics15.0%30.0%35.0%20.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2681.0%45.0%
2024-2578.0%36.0%
2023-2475.0%35.0%
2022-2328.0%24.0%
2021-2217.0%N/A
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School

Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School this school50919.6%59.3%
Van Alstyne High School
VAN ALSTYNE
72918.0%74.7%
Aristoi Classical Upper School
KATY
66419.0%57.9%
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School
LUBBOCK
57117.2%75.8%
Central Heights High School
NACOGDOCHES
33323.1%81.1%
Celina High School
CELINA
1,32216.6%67.9%
Matched among Texas 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 Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Denton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
59.3%#511 of 1,385#12 of 24
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#652 of 1,425
▲ 154
#16 of 29
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#151 of 1,425
▲ 31
#6 of 29
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+37.0pp#51 of 1,184#3 of 27
Enrollment
ranked largest first
509#883 of 2,107#26 of 39
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#669 of 1,344#12 of 29
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.8%#391 of 1,346#22 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.6%#1,450 of 1,522#18 of 24
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 2024-25
Enrollment
509
+109 (+27%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2550934.714.7:120% (100)
2023-2447737.412.8:123% (112)
2022-2351436.913.9:115% (79)
2020-214003013.3:117% (67)
2017-1813511.611.6:14% (6)
2015-16144916.0:13% (4)
2010-114132914.2:110% (43)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School.

Since 2017-18: students up 277% (135 to 509); teachers up 199% (11.6 to 34.7).

About Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School

Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School is a small high school found in CORINTH, Texas. It offers grades 6 through 12 and has 509 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.

Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School is part of TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, where 44 schools serve 17,100 students.

The student body at Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School is 60% White. It is also 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among Denton County residents, the White share is about 57%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School, giving a ratio of 14.7:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. By family income, 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 35% average among public schools in Denton County.

Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.3%. Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School scores 59.3%.

In Denton County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $111,498 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Denton County number 267, with about 175,222 students.

Corinth Elementary School is the nearest public school to Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 43.3% proficiency; Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School posts 59.3%.

In the federal locale system, Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

Enrollment figures show a increase of 109 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.3:1 to 14.7:1 over the same years.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Denton County at a glance

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Population
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students

Quick facts

School name
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School
District
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Address
3600 MEADOWVIEW DR, CORINTH, TX 75065
Phone
(940) 321-1144
County
Denton County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
509
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
100 (20%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
480016311536
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School
What is the total enrollment at Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School?
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School serve?
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School.
How diverse is Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School?
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School reports a student body of 60% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School in?
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School is part of TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES.
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