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Foundation Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Foundation Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 431 students in grades K-8 in Mansfield, Ohio. The school is part of the Foundation Academy District, which is ranked 611 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foundation Academy has consistently struggled with low academic performance, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates on state tests are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 28.6% compared to the state average of 63.4%. Nearby schools, such as Stingel Elementary School in the Ontario Local district, have notably higher proficiency rates, with 85.3% of 5th graders proficient in science and 89.1% of 4th graders proficient in math.

In addition to academic struggles, Foundation Academy has faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.1% to 64.9% over the past few years. This is notably higher than the nearby schools, such as Madison South Elementary (21.7% chronic absenteeism) and Stingel Elementary (12.3% chronic absenteeism). The school's lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools may also be contributing factors to its performance challenges.

382

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,268

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 Wyandotte Ave
Mansfield, OH 44906-1939

(419) 526-9540

District: Foundation Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

African American:

30.9%

Two or more races:

17.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (39% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,202^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

723^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

611^th of 828Foundation Academy among Ohio districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1202 of 1558	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1321 of 1577	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1276 of 1596	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1186 of 1588	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1246 of 1610	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1264 of 1676	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1243 of 1636	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.4	1110 of 1651	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	1174 of 1678	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.9	1265 of 1684	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.5	1197 of 1687	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	1402 of 1701	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	1460 of 1709	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	1422 of 1686	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	1436 of 1662	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	391 of 615	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	387 of 603	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	361 of 610	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	376 of 601	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	355 of 533	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	218 of 605	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	258 of 598	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1250 of 1452	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1320 of 1466	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1282 of 1483	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1144 of 1488	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1164 of 1467	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1134 of 1502	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1177 of 1518	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1108 of 1473	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1236 of 1484	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1133 of 1447	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	999 of 1419	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1059 of 1404	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1003 of 1465	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1051 of 1465	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1054 of 1466	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1183 of 1485	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1200 of 1498	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1160 of 1518	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1251 of 1499	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1182 of 1535	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1244 of 1536	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	3.1	181 of 183	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	158 of 162	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	608 of 935	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	662 of 900	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	662 of 856	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1026 of 1175	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1079 of 1190	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1138 of 1215	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1082 of 1242	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1093 of 1249	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1120 of 1271	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1176 of 1309	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	723 of 1036	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	837 of 1046	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	755 of 1048	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	788 of 1017	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	806 of 1037	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	773 of 1050	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	732 of 1010	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.8	649 of 1038	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.2	639 of 1050	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	672 of 1035	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.9	816 of 1008	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	784 of 1001	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	690 of 989	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.7	799 of 925	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	763 of 895	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	258 of 429	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	304 of 436	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	269 of 413	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	301 of 385	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	210 of 405	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	242 of 384	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	688 of 938	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	777 of 942	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	762 of 943	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	777 of 925	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	762 of 910	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	708 of 917	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	701 of 897	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	666 of 983	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	764 of 989	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	659 of 974	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	723 of 947	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	717 of 923	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	690 of 945	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	639 of 924	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	683 of 954	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	761 of 958	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	732 of 963	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	772 of 946	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	742 of 924	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	690 of 916	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	472 of 590	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	638 of 777	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	751 of 795	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	672 of 805	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	726 of 809	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	680 of 781	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	721 of 796	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	566 of 781	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)1st percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)40th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science43%-20 vs state

English Language Arts42%-18 vs state

Mathematics35%-21 vs state

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Friday, January 21, 2022

My kid grade's very low. and staff very rude unconcern about what you have to say as parents..Think my kid can do better at another school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 Wyandotte Ave	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 526-9540	382	24	15.9		183 (47.9%)	118 (30.9%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (17.0%)	23.8	1202^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	22.8%		15.3	1321^st of 1577 public elementary schools	16.2%	119	28.6	57.7	63.0	36.0	16.7	37.1	28.0	30.8	45.7	50.0	45.2	25.7	40.0	46.2	$10,268
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1138 Springmill St	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6337	613	43	14.2		347 (56.6%)	145 (23.7%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (15.7%)								(n/a)															$11,282
Springmill STEM Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Nestor Dr	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6348	257	17	15.1		143 (55.6%)	62 (24.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	23.5	1208^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%		37.8	1059^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.8%	149	25.9		56.4	38.9	7.4	23.8			56.4	47.2	44.4	38.1			$15,207
Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield	Public, Charter	K-8	215 N Trimble Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 359-4432	100	5	20.0	97.0%	7 (7.0%)	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$10,110
The Richland School of Academic Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1456 Park Ave W	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	The Richland School of Academic Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	338	18	18.7		139 (41.1%)	131 (38.8%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (16.6%)	38.6	1030^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.7	1050^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.4%	20	35.4	60.0	51.3	56.4	37.5	32.1	39.3	41.7	52.5	59.0	71.4	50.0	50.0	48.0	$9,006
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	Public	K-8	460 Davis Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6321	220	22	10.2		130 (59.1%)	22 (10.0%)	35 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	85.6	155^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.1%		85.3	169^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.3%	14	83.3		81.8	100.0	75.0	66.7	76.5	90.0	81.8	94.4	93.3	72.7	100.0	90.0	$17,508
Malabar Intermediate School	Public	3-6	205 W Cook Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6374	660	50	13.2		340 (51.5%)	167 (25.3%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (17.0%)	21.5	1239^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	1286^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.5%	47	51.6		25.7	46.4	37.9	22.5			36.2	37.1	51.0	30.5			$12,765
Madison South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	700 S Illinois Ave	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-4319	486	33	14.7	79.4%	379 (78.0%)	39 (8.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	32.2	1099^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.5%		27.8	1163^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	26.3%	64			44.5	80.3					36.4	40.8					$11,459
Stingel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 Shelby Ontario Rd	Ontario	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 529-4955	922	42	21.8		786 (85.2%)	22 (2.4%)	15 (1.6%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.9%)	78.6	348^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.7%		79.9	317^th of 1577 public elementary schools	79.9%	31	85.3		70.1	89.1	66.9	100.0			70.1	69.6	90.7				$8,986
Eastview Elementary School	Public	K-4	1262 Eastview Dr	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 589-7335	218	14	15.5	74.8%	173 (79.4%)	7 (3.2%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	79.7	320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.5%		69.9	538^th of 1577 public elementary schools	65.9%	218			79.2	82.5					89.6	72.5					$14,969

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Foundation Academy ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Foundation Academy?

Students at Foundation Academy are 48% White, 31% African American, 17% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Foundation Academy.

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