Founders Classical Academy- CarrolltonCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Texas College Preparatory Academies: B

Total students

579

Avg. teacher experience

5.3 years

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 5.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 93.4%

Statewide: 90%

Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton is an charter elementary/secondary school in Carrollton, TX, in the Texas College Preparatory Academies school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 579 students. 56.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,761, which is $7,126 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.responsiveed.com

Address

2400 N Josey Ln
Carrollton, TX 75006

Office phone number

(972) 245-2900

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

579

African American

93 (16.1%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 15.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

77 (13.3%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 8.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

212 (36.6%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 32.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

168 (29%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 38.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

27 (4.7%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.1%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

13.3%

Hispanic

36.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

29.0%

Two or more races

4.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

56.1 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 34.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

39.2 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 39.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

20.9 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 11.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

56.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

39.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

20.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

18.8 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 10.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.7 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 6.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

18.8%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

6.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Texas College Preparatory Academies: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Texas College Preparatory Academies: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Texas College Preparatory Academies: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Texas College Preparatory Academies: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 93.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 90.9%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 96.3%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 93%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 94.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 91.7%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

3.2 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

20 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0.7%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15.2 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 5.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.9 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 7.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 6.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17.7 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 7.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 8.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13.5 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 4.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

15 %

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 3.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 9.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 3.5%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 18%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 4.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 11.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 15%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 61.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 81.8%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 57.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 59.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 100%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 1104

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 24.6

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 76%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 60%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 57.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.7

African American

5.9 (13.8%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 15.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (7%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (4.7%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 15.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

30.8 (72.1%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 63.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.3%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.6 (78.6%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 74.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8.1 (19%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 23.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.3%)

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 2.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.5

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 14.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

5.3 years

Texas College Preparatory Academies: 5.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$51,761

Texas College Preparatory Academies: $48,328

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,562

Texas College Preparatory Academies: $46,986

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,723

Texas College Preparatory Academies: $48,069

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,179

Texas College Preparatory Academies: $49,117

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,916

Texas College Preparatory Academies: $49,691

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$53,167

Texas College Preparatory Academies: $49,155

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Texas College Preparatory Academies: $44,631

Statewide: $71,111

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