# FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF MESQUITE *Machine-readable school profile — served at https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/llm* Full profile (human-readable): https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite --- ## Core identification - **NCES School ID**: `480016313327` - **School name**: FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF MESQUITE - **Location**: MESQUITE, TX 75149 - **Address**: 790 WINDBELL CIR BLDG 1 11 - **District**: TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES (LEAID `4800163`) - **Sector**: Public - **School type**: Regular - **School level**: Other - **Grade range**: 0–12 - **Charter school**: Yes - **Coordinates**: 32.77420, -96.62033 - **Phone**: (972)316-3663 ## Enrollment (2024) - **Students**: 480 - **Teachers (FTE)**: 32 - **Student-teacher ratio**: 15.0:1 - **Free/reduced lunch**: 81.7% ## State accountability rating - **System**: TEA A-F - **Year**: 2022 - **Overall rating**: C - **Indicators**: - student_achievement: Not Rated: Senate Bill 1365 - school_progress: C - academic_growth: C - relative_performance: C - closing_gaps: Not Rated: Senate Bill 1365 - overall: C - overall_score: 73 - support_label: Targeted Support ## Academic performance (state assessments) ### 2022 - **Academic Growth (TEA A-F)**: 57.0% proficient - **Algebra I (EOC) % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 67.9% proficient — 53 tested - **Algebra I (EOC) % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 26.4% proficient, 13.2% advanced — 53 tested - **All Subjects % Approaches (TX STAAR)**: 69.7% proficient — 1,042 tested - **All Subjects % Meets (TX STAAR)**: 34.8% proficient, 8.3% advanced — 1,042 tested - **Biology (EOC) % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 94.1% proficient — 51 tested - **Biology (EOC) % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 39.2% proficient, 2.0% advanced — 51 tested - **English I (EOC) % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 78.9% proficient — 57 tested - **English I (EOC) % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 56.1% proficient, 8.8% advanced — 57 tested - **English II (EOC) % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 78.7% proficient — 47 tested - **English II (EOC) % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade HS): 59.6% proficient, 6.4% advanced — 47 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)**: 67.5% proficient — 375 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 8): 69.2% proficient — 52 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 7): 58.2% proficient — 55 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 6): 66.7% proficient — 57 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 5): 82.8% proficient — 58 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 4): 59.3% proficient — 54 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 3): 60.5% proficient — 38 tested - **Mathematics % Meets (TX STAAR)**: 28.5% proficient, 7.2% advanced — 375 tested - **Mathematics % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade 8): 26.9% proficient, 3.8% advanced — 52 tested ## Graduation rates - **2021**: 89.2% (cohort of 37) ## Attendance - **2020**: chronic absence 23.2% (150 students) [source: crdc_2020] - **2020**: chronic absence 0.0% [source: crdc] - **2017**: chronic absence 0.0% [source: crdc] - **2015**: chronic absence 9.0% (46 students) [source: crdc] ## Discipline (latest CRDC year) - **Year**: 2020 - **In-school suspensions**: 0 - **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0 - **Expulsions**: 0 ## Demographics (2023) - **White**: 0.5% - **Hispanic/Latino**: 77.2% - **Black/African American**: 0.5% - **Asian**: 11.3% - **American Indian/Alaska Native**: 8.7% - **Pacific Islander**: 0.2% - **Two or more races**: 1.7% - **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 77.7% ## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020) - **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 11.9% — 61 students - **English Learners**: 57.7% — 295 students ## Disability category breakdown (CRDC) - **Specific Learning Disability**: 12 students - **Speech/Language Impairment**: 7 students - **Other Health Impairment**: 6 students - **Autism**: 3 students - **Emotional Disturbance**: 2 students ## Programs & enrichment - Career & Technical Education / Dual Enrollment ## Finance ### District F-33 (2022) - **District per-pupil revenue**: $10,294,330 - **Federal share**: 3.6% - **State share**: 95.4% - **Local share**: 1.1% - **Instructional spending per pupil**: $4,961,806 ## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023) - **Median household income**: $66,287 - **Poverty rate**: 13.1% - **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 7.5% - **Unemployment**: 2.5% - **Median gross rent**: $1,321 - **Foreign-born residents**: 23.6% - **Single-parent households**: 36.9% ## Environmental context - **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 10.5 miles (LANE PLATING WORKS INC) - **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 2 - **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 25 - **Nearest brownfield**: 4.33 miles (VACANT COMMUNITY CENTER) ### Water safety - **Public water system**: CITY OF MESQUITE - **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 0 - **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 0 - **Most recent violation**: 2023-01-01 ### Air quality - **PM2.5 annual average**: 10.1585 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9) - **Nearest monitor**: 10.3 miles ## Related data feeds - **Profile (human)**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite - **Performance**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/performance - **Finance**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/finance - **Demographics**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/demographics - **Inclusion**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/inclusion - **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/context - **Attendance**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/attendance - **Discipline**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/discipline - **Outcomes**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/outcomes - **Workforce**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/founders-classical-academy-of-mesquite-mesquite/workforce --- *Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). 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