Middle Schools in Beacon Charter School

Summary:

The Beacon Charter School district in Rhode Island contains only one middle school, Founders Academy, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 159 students. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as RICAS and NGSA, is significantly below the state averages, with only 6.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 5.8% proficient or better in Mathematics.

Founders Academy has consistently ranked low among Rhode Island middle schools, placing 55th out of 66 in the 2024-2025 school year and 52nd out of 64 in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (47.17%) suggests it serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic achievement. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,102, its academic performance has not shown significant improvement over the past three school years.

Overall, the data indicates that Beacon Charter School's sole middle school, Founders Academy, is a struggling institution with consistently low academic performance, demographic challenges, and potential resource allocation issues. Further investigation may be needed to understand the root causes of the school's challenges and identify strategies for improvement.

District Detail

320 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895

(401) 671-6261

SchoolDigger Rank:
36^th of 60 Rhode Island districts

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Grades served: 6-12
Students: 361

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)				RICAS Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Founders Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1 Social Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Beacon Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 671-6261	158	14	11.2	70.3%	63 (39.9%)	14 (8.9%)	61 (38.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.4%)	12.8	55^th of 66 public middle schools	16.7%		15.1	52^nd of 64 public middle schools	18.8%	3	23.1	7.0	5.8	7.7	6.8	5.8	$12,548	$1,865	$10,683

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woonsocket	0.21 mi	10	58^th
RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	0.57 mi	2	37^th
Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	3.39 mi	6	29^th
Cumberland	3.43 mi	9	13^th
Lincoln	3.72 mi	6	18^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 Rhode Island Department of Education.

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