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Founders Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1 Social Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone
(401) 671-6261
District
Beacon Charter School
County
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
153
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.6% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Founders Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
11%
30%
17%
31%
4%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
10%
27%
14%
29%
5%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
7%
28%
9%
32%
4%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 49 32.0%
Grade 7 51 33.3%
Grade 8 53 34.6%
Total 153 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.4% 52.4% 55.1%
Black 13.6% 10.7% 9.5%
Hispanic 37.1% 35.4% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 1.2% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.1% 45.3% 45.4%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 39.4% 39.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 5.9% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 1,093,734
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 1,059
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 17.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 432,219
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 36.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 21.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 14.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.0%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,222 $2,960,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,250 $450,000 8.2%
Staff $283 $102,000 1.9%
General Administration $631 $227,000 4.2%
School Administration $1,100 $396,000 7.2%
Operation $1,394 $502,000 9.2%
Transportation $183 $66,000 1.2%
Other $1,247 $449,000 8.2%
Total Support $6,089 $2,192,000 40.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $872 $314,000 5.7%
Total Expenditures $15,183 $5,466,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,721 $1,473,540,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,170 $298,256,000 10.3%
Staff $790 $108,635,000 3.8%
General Administration $306 $42,092,000 1.5%
School Administration $969 $133,201,000 4.6%
Operation $1,596 $219,360,000 7.6%
Transportation $700 $96,250,000 3.3%
Other $839 $115,349,000 4.0%
Total Support $7,371 $1,013,143,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,949 $405,285,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $21,040 $2,891,968,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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