FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE

FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE is an unified-grade school of well-populated scale in LEWISVILLE, Texas, part of TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, instructing 912 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 88% above typical.

Across the 44 schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES (17,100 students total), FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE reports that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 25% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 70.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household earnings sit near $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE is one.

The closest other public school is LILLIE J JACKSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - LEWISVILLE's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 902 (now 912). The White share of enrollment edged down from 60% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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