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Foundation Academy Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
915th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools
Better than 32% of New Jersey alternative schools
Summary

Foundation Academy Charter School is a public charter school located in Trenton, New Jersey, serving 1,090 students in grades K-12. As a charter school, it operates independently from the traditional public school district and has its own unique educational approach and curriculum.

Foundation Academy Charter School stands out for its consistently high academic performance. The school has graduation rates ranging from 91.1% to 96.8% in recent years, significantly outperforming the state average. Its dropout rates are also very low, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates are higher than the state average, they have shown improvement, decreasing from 25.5% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024. Academically, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally higher than the state averages, particularly in the upper grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates range from 39.1% to 61.6% across different grade levels, compared to the state's 44.9% to 57.1%.

When compared to the nearby Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy, which is part of the Trenton Public School District, Foundation Academy Charter School significantly outperforms the district school in academic measures. Additionally, despite serving a high-need population, with 82.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Foundation Academy Charter School spends a relatively lower amount per student ($11,069 in 2018-2019) compared to the nearby Westampton Campus, which is a specialized school within the Burlington County Special Services School District.

1,155
Students ?
19.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,069
Per pupil spending ?
89.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 363 West State Street
       Trenton, NJ  08608

(609) 920-9200

District: Foundation Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.6%
African American:
46.8%
White:
1.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025
Strengths
97% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)
Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Science scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg34%
New Jersey avg44%
Elementary school
915th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
501st of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
261st of 434
New Jersey public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202532.8915 of 134732.1%★★☆☆☆
202421.61051 of 133821.4%★☆☆☆☆
202311.91209 of 13429.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.71246 of 13457.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.9885 of 131732.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.9973 of 136028.5%★☆☆☆☆
201844.2806 of 135340.4%★★☆☆☆
201729.0989 of 135226.8%★☆☆☆☆
201634.4917 of 134631.9%★★☆☆☆
201543.4803 of 135740.8%★★☆☆☆
201428.61064 of 136321.9%★☆☆☆☆
201345.8883 of 136735.4%★★☆☆☆
201242.4922 of 136332.4%★★☆☆☆
201150.8831 of 136038.9%★★☆☆☆
201029.61070 of 135421.0%★☆☆☆☆
200910.41220 of 13469.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202571.387 of 46381.2%★★★★☆
202446.2243 of 46948.2%★★☆☆☆
202327.0366 of 46321.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.5409 of 49417.2%★☆☆☆☆
202152.3182 of 45660.1%★★★☆☆
201954.6221 of 52257.7%★★★☆☆
201876.089 of 51782.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.9301 of 59749.6%★★☆☆☆
202452.3182 of 55967.4%★★★☆☆
202330.3351 of 49929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0394 of 48919.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.1871 of 132634.3%★★☆☆☆
202424.8961 of 131727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.01120 of 131815.0%★☆☆☆☆
202212.11170 of 132611.8%★☆☆☆☆
202137.2777 of 129039.8%★★☆☆☆
201933.8925 of 133130.5%★★☆☆☆
201847.1751 of 133343.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202554.1409 of 103260.4%★★★☆☆
202442.9536 of 98945.8%★★☆☆☆
202327.1719 of 98226.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.6696 of 95327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202156.9292 of 89667.4%★★★☆☆
201968.7227 of 89974.7%★★★★☆
201845.6456 of 87047.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202556.8384 of 102362.5%★★★☆☆
202441.8511 of 93945.6%★★☆☆☆
202322.9717 of 91021.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.9695 of 86319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202158.7244 of 83970.9%★★★★☆
201955.6344 of 94863.7%★★★☆☆
201870.7207 of 94278.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.1871 of 131833.9%★★☆☆☆
202421.21019 of 131322.4%★☆☆☆☆
202312.11165 of 131511.4%★☆☆☆☆
20229.21232 of 13246.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.0960 of 129726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5949 of 133528.9%★☆☆☆☆
201839.7838 of 133437.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202550.5415 of 102359.4%★★★☆☆
202428.3662 of 98933.1%★★☆☆☆
201926.5712 of 100729.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.0901 of 100110.0%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.2501 of 75233.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.9456 of 74338.6%★★☆☆☆
202317.2627 of 74816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.6623 of 74516.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.7415 of 65236.3%★★☆☆☆
201941.8446 of 74540.1%★★☆☆☆
201860.8273 of 71661.9%★★★☆☆
201761.0272 of 71261.8%★★★☆☆
201676.3140 of 71380.4%★★★★☆
201555.5310 of 71356.5%★★★☆☆
201454.0389 of 71745.7%★★☆☆☆
201344.4458 of 70434.9%★★☆☆☆
201260.1338 of 67750.1%★★★☆☆
201163.4303 of 68455.7%★★★☆☆
201029.3519 of 67723.3%★☆☆☆☆
200912.7577 of 66413.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202550.2143 of 35960.2%★★★☆☆
202458.0111 of 35268.5%★★★☆☆
202332.0257 of 36128.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.9264 of 35625.8%★☆☆☆☆
202153.6102 of 29164.9%★★★☆☆
201959.3107 of 32667.2%★★★☆☆
201882.934 of 32689.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.4425 of 72841.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.1400 of 71744.2%★★☆☆☆
202319.4589 of 72018.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7582 of 72619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202139.2348 of 62544.3%★★☆☆☆
201938.7454 of 70335.4%★★☆☆☆
201862.3270 of 68060.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202552.5255 of 60858.1%★★★☆☆
202447.5280 of 58952.5%★★★☆☆
202344.4295 of 58749.7%★★★☆☆
202238.0356 of 59139.8%★★☆☆☆
202155.2174 of 48063.8%★★★☆☆
201972.599 of 52481.1%★★★★☆
201881.954 of 50489.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202544.5327 of 61346.7%★★☆☆☆
202454.6204 of 58465.1%★★★☆☆
202326.6429 of 56824.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.1366 of 54933.3%★★☆☆☆
202163.885 of 46781.8%★★★★☆
201966.6110 of 54179.7%★★★★☆
201887.427 of 52294.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.8532 of 72626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.8487 of 71932.3%★★☆☆☆
202317.3605 of 71815.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8601 of 73017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1447 of 63529.6%★☆☆☆☆
201945.5381 of 69745.3%★★☆☆☆
201857.4275 of 67559.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201932.6323 of 49234.3%★★☆☆☆
201837.6275 of 47141.6%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202540.4261 of 43439.9%★★☆☆☆
202436.9272 of 42936.6%★★☆☆☆
202318.3341 of 42219.2%★☆☆☆☆
202218.4346 of 41516.6%★☆☆☆☆
202133.3243 of 40540.0%★★☆☆☆
201951.6162 of 41661.1%★★★☆☆
201856.5130 of 41568.7%★★★☆☆
201752.7152 of 41163.0%★★★☆☆
201648.7168 of 40958.9%★★★☆☆
201536.5239 of 40641.1%★★☆☆☆
201452.0268 of 41134.8%★★☆☆☆
201336.9301 of 39624.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202566.660 of 28378.8%★★★★☆
202453.9110 of 28261.0%★★★☆☆
202342.2112 of 25055.2%★★★☆☆
202239.5131 of 25648.8%★★☆☆☆
202152.888 of 24764.4%★★★☆☆
201979.621 of 25491.7%★★★★★
201879.131 of 26688.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.2270 of 42636.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.3302 of 42028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.9323 of 41622.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.1312 of 41424.6%★☆☆☆☆
202134.9238 of 40240.8%★★☆☆☆
201951.7165 of 40859.6%★★★☆☆
201856.6143 of 40364.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202561.8125 of 40669.2%★★★☆☆
202463.5120 of 40370.2%★★★★☆
202334.9221 of 38542.6%★★☆☆☆
202246.7153 of 38259.9%★★★☆☆
202155.9127 of 37466.0%★★★☆☆
201977.646 of 36487.4%★★★★☆
201885.431 of 36891.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202554.5133 of 37764.7%★★★☆☆
202455.6127 of 35864.5%★★★☆☆
202345.3123 of 34464.2%★★★☆☆
202237.8178 of 32445.1%★★☆☆☆
202154.092 of 32671.8%★★★★☆
201982.423 of 34793.4%★★★★★
201887.120 of 34594.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202536.8264 of 42638.0%★★☆☆☆
202441.4234 of 41944.2%★★☆☆☆
202322.7300 of 41427.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.2323 of 41021.2%★☆☆☆☆
202132.3249 of 40238.1%★★☆☆☆
201947.7163 of 40760.0%★★★☆☆
201861.596 of 40576.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202444.0168 of 36153.5%★★★☆☆
202230.9235 of 34431.7%★★☆☆☆
202121.7282 of 33315.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.7335 of 3494.0%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2025)81st percentile+49 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+30 vs school
Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school
Special Education (2025)59th percentile+27 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile~ school
Male (2025)34th percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)60th percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2019)34th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school
High school
African American (2025)79th percentile+39 vs school
Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2024)53rd percentile+17 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile~ school
Female (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
Geometry57%+3 vs state
English Language Arts48%-5 vs state
Mathematics26%-15 vs state
Algebra I24%-13 vs state
Science11%-16 vs state

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Students at Foundation Academy Charter School are 51% Hispanic, 47% African American, 1% White.

Foundation Academy Charter School ranks 915th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,155 students attended Foundation Academy Charter School.


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