Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER is an unified-grade school of large scale in PROSPER, Texas, one of the schools within TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, works with 929 students in grades K through 11. Enrollment runs roughly 92% above the state mean of about 485.
Across the 44 schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES (17,100 students total), FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 27% Asian, 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 9% of students at FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Collin County put the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CYNTHIA A COCKRELL EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 62.8%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting. FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF PROSPER typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY - FRISCOCombined · 1,013 students
- FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF FLOWER MOUNDCombined · 949 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
- PROSPER H SHigh · 3,753 students
- WALNUT GROVE H SHigh · 2,268 students
- REYNOLDS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,762 students
- WILLIAM RUSHING MIDDLEMiddle · 1,691 students
- LORENE ROGERS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,633 students
- JOYCE HALL ELElementary · 1,067 students
- CYNTHIA A COCKRELL EL0.7 mi · 707
- WALNUT GROVE H S0.8 mi · 2,268
- J B WILMETH EL1.9 mi · 436
- LORENE ROGERS MIDDLE2.0 mi · 1,633
- JIM AND BETTY HUGHES EL2.1 mi · 839
- R STEVE FOLSOM EL2.4 mi · 611