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What's the one class at FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF SCHERTZ every student should take?
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Enrollment
774
Combined
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016313495
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz
8453 E FM 1518 N, SCHERTZ, TX 78154 · (972) 316-3663 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Texas public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
243 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -9.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 35.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 40.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 2024-25Enrollment
774
+104 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 774 | 50.4 | 15.3:1 | 31% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 50.4 | 15.9:1 | 30% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 47.4 | 17.2:1 | 33% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 25% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 25% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Founders Classical Academy of Schertz.
Since 2017-18: students up 87% (414 to 774); teachers up 94% (26 to 50.4).
About Founders Classical Academy of Schertz
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is a large combined-grade school with its address in SCHERTZ, Texas. The student body numbers 774 students, from kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES has 17,100 students in 44 schools, and Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is one of those schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Founders Classical Academy of Schertz. The largest is White students, at 48%. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Founders Classical Academy of Schertz total 50.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher above the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 31%. The 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 32 points higher.
allk12 grades Founders Classical Academy of Schertz a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz scores 14.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 46.0% actual versus 60.3% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
The closest public school to Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is Ray D Corbett Junior High School, about 1.2 miles away. Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Founders Classical Academy of Schertz comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe). NCES lists Founders Classical Academy of Schertz as a charter school.
Enrollment is up 16% from 2020-21, when Founders Classical Academy of Schertz had 670 students, to 2024-25, when it had 774. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.0:1 to 15.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Founders Classical Academy of Schertz covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
- Founders Classical Academy - FriscoCombined · 1,013 students
- Founders Classical Academy of Flower MoundCombined · 949 students
- Founders Classical Academy of ProsperCombined · 929 students
- Founders Classical Academy - ConroeCombined · 921 students
- Founders Classical Academy - LewisvilleCombined · 912 students
- Ischool Virtual Academy of TexasHigh · 778 students
Other schools in SCHERTZ
- Samuel Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Ray D Corbett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- Sst SchertzElementary · 895 students
- Rose Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 861 students
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Schertz Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Ray D Corbett Junior High School1.2 mi · 1,113
- Rose Garden Elementary School1.7 mi · 861
- Boysville3.0 mi · 10
- Copperfield Elementary School3.1 mi · 730
- Randolph Elementary School3.3 mi · 627
- Judson Middle School3.5 mi · 1,189
Frequently asked questions
About Founders Classical Academy of SchertzHow large is Founders Classical Academy of Schertz?
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz enrolls approximately 774 students in grades KG-12.
Is Founders Classical Academy of Schertz an elementary, middle, or high school?
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Founders Classical Academy of Schertz have?
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Founders Classical Academy of Schertz?
At Founders Classical Academy of Schertz, the student body is approximately 48% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Founders Classical Academy of Schertz public or private?
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES.
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