Overview of Founders Academy: Founders Academy is a charter school situated in Woonsocket, RI, which is in a large suburb environment. The learner population of Founders Academy is 139, and the school has 6-8. At Founders Academy, 17% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 42%. The learner-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 58% female learners and 42% male learners. The school enrolls 48% low-income learners. There are 11 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Founders Academy: At Founders Academy, 17% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Beacon Charter School, 17% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 17% tested above or at that level for math.

Founders Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Rhode Island, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math.