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Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 8% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat 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
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 34.0% | 12.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 30.0% | 35.0% | 20.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | N/A |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School this school | 509 | 19.6% | 59.3% |
| Van Alstyne High School VAN ALSTYNE | 729 | 18.0% | 74.7% |
| Aristoi Classical Upper School KATY | 664 | 19.0% | 57.9% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School LUBBOCK | 571 | 17.2% | 75.8% |
| Central Heights High School NACOGDOCHES | 333 | 23.1% | 81.1% |
| Celina High School CELINA | 1,322 | 16.6% | 67.9% |
Where Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 509 | 34.7 | 14.7:1 | 20% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 37.4 | 12.8:1 | 23% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 36.9 | 13.9:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 17% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 11.6 | 11.6:1 | 4% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 9 | 16.0:1 | 3% (4) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 10% (43) |
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.
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