State/Public Other Open

Founders Classical Academy of Schertz

๐Ÿ“ 8453 e Fm 1518 N, Schertz, Bexar County, 78154

816
Pupils
17.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Schertz, Bexar County. The school has 816 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Hunt. It is part of the Texas College Preparatory Academies school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kelly Hunt
School district
Texas College Preparatory Academies

Enrollment & staffing

Founders Classical Academy of Schertz enrolls 816 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.

Male students
380 (47%)
Female students
436 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
47.4
Student-teacher ratio
17.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White37846%
Hispanic or Latino33141%
Two or more races496%
Black or African American485.9%
Asian6<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

270 of the school's 816 students (33%) 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.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Kโ€“12Charter school

Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 119.

School district: TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES

Founders Classical Academy of Schertz 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 816 students, Founders Classical Academy of Schertz is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.

16,602
District students
43
Schools
1,235
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

58%
Reading proficient
36%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (2) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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