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Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 3% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 2% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (68).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 34.0% | 13.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 11.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 83.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 71% 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%.
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 | 949 | 56.3 | 16.8:1 | 10% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 994 | 60.8 | 16.4:1 | 14% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 953 | 60.5 | 15.8:1 | 14% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 848 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 14% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 22.1 | 19.3:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 6% (19) |
Since 2017-18: students up 123% (426 to 949); teachers up 155% (22.1 to 56.3).
About Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound sits in FLOWER MOUND, Texas, and is classified as a combined-grade school. It serves 949 students in kindergarten through 12. For comparison, combined schools in Texas average about 485 students.
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound is among 44 schools run by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, which serves 17,100 students.
At Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. Other reported shares: 22% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 57% White among all Denton County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound's 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.8:1. That is higher than the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 10%. The 35% average for public schools in Denton County is 25 points higher.
Measured against Texas public K-12 schools, Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Denton County, the median household income is $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 267 public schools in Denton County, enrolling about 175,222 students in all.
The closest other public school is Liberty Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 70.7% versus a 75.0% average.
The NCES locale for Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 949, a 12% rise from 848 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 15.7:1 to 16.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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