📍 1 Social Street, Woonsocket, Providence County, 02895
Founders Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Woonsocket, Providence County. The school has 153 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beacon Charter School school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Founders Academy enrolls 153 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 65 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 153 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Founders Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 RI-10, state senate district 24, state house district 49.
Founders Academy is one of 2 schools in Beacon Charter School, based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The district serves 363 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 153 students, Founders Academy is smaller than the district average of about 182 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large