📍 363 West State Street, Trenton, Mercer County, 08608
Foundation Academy Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Trenton, Mercer County. The school has 1,044 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Foundation Academy Charter School school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foundation Academy Charter School enrolls 1,044 students across grades K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 47% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 528 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 490 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.3% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
763 of the school's 1,044 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 642 qualify for free lunch and 121 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foundation Academy Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 15.
Foundation Academy Charter School is one of 1 schools in Foundation Academy Charter School, based in Trenton, New Jersey. The district serves 1,154 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,044 students, Foundation Academy Charter School is close to the district average of about 1,154 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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