📍 3405 e Grande Blvd, Tyler, Smith County, 75707
Founders Classical Academy-tyler is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Carter. It is part of the Texas College Preparatory Academies school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Founders Classical Academy-tyler enrolls 582 students across grades K–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 304 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 11% |
| Asian | 29 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 582 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 32 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 Classical Academy-tyler is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Founders Classical Academy-tyler is one of 43 schools in TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES, based in LEWISVILLE, Texas. The district serves 16,602 students district-wide and employs 1,235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Founders Classical Academy-tyler is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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