FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER

FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER is one of the average-sized unified-grade schools in LEANDER, Texas, part of TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, with 693 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 43% larger than typical.

TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 17,100 students. FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Williamson County's rate of about 29%.

After controlling for student poverty, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Williamson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $111,340 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PLEASANT HILL EL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER operates from a commuter-belt location. FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER 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 OF LEANDER's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 693). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 72% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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