The Founders Academy Charter School

The Founders Academy Charter School in New Hampshire operates two schools: a middle school (The Founders Academy Charter School (E)) and a high school (The Founders Academy Charter School (H)). The high school stands out as the stronger performer, consistently ranking among the top 22 high schools in the state with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the middle school has ranked lower, between 90th and 116th out of 134 middle schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating.

The high school outperforms the middle school and the state average in key metrics such as mathematics and reading proficiency, as well as science proficiency. For example, in 2024-2025, the high school had 31% proficiency in mathematics compared to 18% for the middle school and 42% for the state. The high school also had a significantly higher reading proficiency of 76% compared to 40% for the middle school and 55% for the state. Additionally, the high school had a strong 89.1% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.5% dropout rate in 2023-2024.

While both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, the middle school has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 19.77% compared to 11.59% for the high school. This difference in economic demographics may be a contributing factor to the middle school's lower academic performance compared to the high-performing high school within The Founders Academy Charter School district.