Foundations Academy

Foundations Academy is an alternative public school located in Mather, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 170 students. The school is part of the Sacramento County Office of Education district, which is ranked 1,528 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foundations Academy appears to be struggling significantly compared to both the state averages and the nearby alternative schools. The school has very low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 0% to 86.4%, which is significantly lower than the state average of around 85%. In comparison, nearby alternative schools like Community Collaborative Charter and California Innovative Career Academy have had four-year graduation rates around 86.4%, on par with the state average. Foundations Academy has also had higher dropout rates, ranging from 8.2% to 28.8%, compared to the nearby alternative schools, which have had dropout rates around 8.9%.

Additionally, Foundations Academy has had significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 55%, compared to the state average of around 12%. The nearby alternative schools have also had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 36.8%. Foundations Academy has also had very low proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, ranging from 0% to 22.22% proficient or better, which is significantly lower than the state averages of around 47% and 35%, respectively. In comparison, the nearby alternative schools have generally performed better on these assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from around 15% to 50%, still below the state averages but better than Foundations Academy.