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Enrollment
1,013
Combined
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016313683
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco
10710 FRISCO ST, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (972) 330-5844 · Collin County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,013 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Texas public K-12 schools
- ATest 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.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
120 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (102).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 40.0% | 16.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,013
+163 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,013 | 57.6 | 17.6:1 | 12% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 1,038 | 57 | 18.2:1 | 13% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 957 | 60.9 | 15.7:1 | 9% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 51 | 16.7:1 | 10% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Founders Classical Academy - Frisco.
About Founders Classical Academy - Frisco
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco is a large school serving multiple grade levels in FRISCO, Texas, one of the schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,013 students. On average, combined schools in Texas enroll around 485, and this school is 109% bigger than that mark.
Besides Founders Classical Academy - Frisco, TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES runs 43 other schools. The district enrolls 17,100 students.
No group is above 50% at Founders Classical Academy - Frisco; the largest is Asian, at 35%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 19%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Founders Classical Academy - Frisco scores 74%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The school has 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Texas is 11.7:1. In all, 12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 30% average for public schools in Collin County is 18 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Founders Classical Academy - Frisco lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Texas public K-12 schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.6% for Founders Classical Academy - Frisco. The school posts 66.7%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
For the population of Collin County, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Collin County, 338 public schools serve about 227,575 students.
Wakeland High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Founders Classical Academy - Frisco is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
From 850 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 1,013 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Founders Classical Academy - Frisco can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
- Founders Classical Academy of Flower MoundCombined · 949 students
- Founders Classical Academy of ProsperCombined · 929 students
- Founders Classical Academy - ConroeCombined · 921 students
- Founders Classical Academy - LewisvilleCombined · 912 students
- Ischool Virtual Academy of TexasHigh · 778 students
- Founders Classical Academy of SchertzCombined · 774 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Nearby schools
- Wakeland High School0.8 mi · 2,230
- Staley Middle School0.9 mi · 591
- Memorial High School0.9 mi · 1,439
- Carroll Elementary School1.1 mi · 551
- Rogers Elementary School1.3 mi · 472
- Trent Middle School1.5 mi · 697
Frequently asked questions
About Founders Classical Academy - FriscoHow large is Founders Classical Academy - Frisco?
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco enrolls approximately 1,013 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Founders Classical Academy - Frisco serve?
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Founders Classical Academy - Frisco have?
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is Founders Classical Academy - Frisco?
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco reports a student body of 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 35% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Founders Classical Academy - Frisco?
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco is overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.