Middle Schools in The Founders Academy Charter School

Summary:

The Founders Academy Charter School (E) is the sole middle school located within the The Founders Academy Charter School district in Manchester, New Hampshire. Serving grades 5-8, this public charter school has an enrollment of 263 students and faces significant academic challenges compared to other middle schools in the state.

The Founders Academy Charter School (E) has consistently underperformed the state average in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency, with proficiency rates ranging from 13% to 53% across grade levels in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 38% to 57%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined, dropping from 90th out of 134 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 116th out of 132 middle schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 19.77% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite its small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.8, the The Founders Academy Charter School (E) appears to be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education and preparing its students for academic success. Further investigation would be needed to identify the root causes of these issues and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

District Detail

5 Perimeter Rd
Manchester, NH 03103-3305

(603) 952-4705

SchoolDigger Rank:
101^st of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: 5-12
Students: 431

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)					NH SAS Reading (2025)					NH SAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
The Founders Academy Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	5-8	5 Perimeter Rd	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	The Founders Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 952-4705	279	27	10.3	21.5%	212 (76.0%)	13 (4.7%)	25 (9.0%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	14.7	116^th of 132 public middle schools	12.1%		15.9	110^th of 130 public middle schools	15.4%	6	18.0	18.0	22.0	13.0	18.0	53.0	43.0	42.0	27.0	40.0	31.0	25.0	28.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
NH Career Academy Chartered Public School	0.02 mi	1
Manchester School District	0.59 mi	20	151^st
Bedford School District	2.33 mi	6	7^th
Mill Falls Charter School	2.51 mi	1	60^th
Londonderry School District	2.77 mi	6	56^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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