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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016313318

Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound

4901 CROSS TIMBERS RD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 · (972) 316-3663 · Denton County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL949 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Texas public K-12 schools
  • 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
949
Combined
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 485
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
97 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten889%
Grade 19810%
Grade 210511%
Grade 310811%
Grade 410811%
Grade 510711%
Grade 610311%
Grade 7717%
Grade 8687%
Grade 9323%
Grade 10243%
Grade 11162%
Grade 12212%

This year's kindergarten class (88) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (68).

Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
45248%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
17218%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
424%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
21322%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
657%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
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
46649%
Female
48351%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020

What 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading49.0%34.0%13.0%4.0%
Mathematics31.0%33.0%25.0%11.0%
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
2025-2683.0%64.0%
2024-2582.0%67.0%
2023-2483.0%66.0%
2022-2350.0%57.0%
2021-2242.0%29.0%
2020-2138.0%37.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 2024-25
Enrollment
949
+101 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2594956.316.8:110% (97)
2023-2499460.816.4:114% (137)
2022-2395360.515.8:114% (138)
2020-218485415.7:114% (120)
2017-1842622.119.3:17% (28)
2015-163231521.5:16% (19)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound.

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.

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 of Flower Mound
District
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
Address
4901 CROSS TIMBERS RD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028
Phone
(972) 316-3663
County
Denton County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
949
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
97 (10%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
480016313318
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound
How large is Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound?
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound enrolls approximately 949 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound serve?
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound.
How diverse is Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound?
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound reports a student body of 48% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound public or private?
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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