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Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
1079th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 77% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton is a public charter school in Carrollton, TX, serving 579 students in grades PK through 12 with a classical education model and a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. This school is a standout for families seeking a rigorous, literature-heavy curriculum, particularly excelling in high school science and English, where it dramatically outperforms state averages. For instance, in the 2025-2026 school year, 94.12% of students were proficient in Biology and 94.44% in English I Reading, compared to state averages of 70.51% and 55.43%, respectively. The school also boasts a perfect 0.0% dropout rate for three consecutive years, indicating strong student retention and support. However, math proficiency is a notable weakness, especially in middle school, with 6th-grade math at 40% proficient (just above the state average) and Algebra I EOC scores at 44.44%, significantly below the state's 54.03%.

Compared to nearby schools, Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton offers a unique profile. It is a "Reading and Science powerhouse" but struggles in math, unlike Universal Academy - Coppell, which is a math and science juggernaut with 80%+ proficiency in 8th-grade math. Similarly, Trivium Academy, a direct competitor with a similar classical model, generally outperforms Founders in middle school math and reading, though Founders has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.9 vs. 17.1). Within its own district, Texas College Preparatory Academies, the sibling campus Founders Classical Academy - Lewisville is larger and more affluent, outperforming Carrollton in most subjects except 8th-grade reading, where Carrollton scored 86.11% vs. Lewisville's 82.5%.

Despite serving a moderately diverse population with 45.25% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school is highly efficient, spending $9,454 per student and achieving excellent high school outcomes. This efficiency is stark compared to specialized schools like Learning Center ($28,182/student) and Huie Special Educ Center ($37,755/student). For parents, Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton is an excellent choice for a small, classical education that prioritizes reading and science, but families should be aware of the math gap and consider if the school's strengths align with their child's needs.

579
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,894
Per pupil spending ?
45.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2400 N Josey Ln
       Carrollton, TX  75006

(972) 245-2900

District: Texas College Preparatory Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.8%
White:
25.4%
Asian:
17.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2023 → 67th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 51% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 23% of Texas alternative schools
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school59%
District avg52%
Texas avg51%
Elementary school
1,079th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to top 23% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
438th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Top 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2019
From top 16% (2019) to top 19% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
667th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Top 33%▬ steady since 2023
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 16Alternative Schools in the Texas College Preparatory Academies
392nd of 951Texas College Preparatory Academies among Texas 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202671.31079 of 462776.7%★★★★☆
202564.21371 of 465170.5%★★★★☆
202471.21089 of 471076.9%★★★★☆
202362.71468 of 464768.4%★★★☆☆
202255.31851 of 458159.6%★★★☆☆
202156.51702 of 457862.8%★★★☆☆
201973.6936 of 447979.1%★★★★☆
201877.5757 of 435982.6%★★★★☆
201767.91116 of 432974.2%★★★★☆
201666.51446 of 428666.3%★★★☆☆
201568.91332 of 432069.2%★★★☆☆
201467.31350 of 426068.3%★★★☆☆
201378.9703 of 422183.3%★★★★☆
201286.3376 of 420691.1%★★★★★
201181.7388 of 409590.5%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202674.6373 of 240684.5%★★★★☆
202561.6569 of 190570.1%★★★★☆
202463.6662 of 244372.9%★★★★☆
202342.41362 of 244344.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.61448 of 242140.2%★★☆☆☆
202133.61699 of 244430.5%★★☆☆☆
201960.3774 of 251569.2%★★★☆☆
201862.2717 of 248371.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.6695 of 99930.4%★★☆☆☆
202538.0595 of 81426.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.6925 of 104511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202354.3532 of 101547.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.2714 of 95725.4%★☆☆☆☆
202135.1686 of 96729.1%★☆☆☆☆
201940.9709 of 100929.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.4789 of 100521.5%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202257.61569 of 446164.8%★★★☆☆
202150.71776 of 433159.0%★★★☆☆
201973.1659 of 429584.7%★★★★☆
201865.8996 of 424076.5%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202551.11275 of 291856.3%★★★☆☆
202454.71430 of 366861.0%★★★☆☆
202360.11156 of 355667.5%★★★☆☆
202260.51077 of 348769.1%★★★☆☆
202153.91275 of 344663.0%★★★☆☆
201968.0724 of 333378.3%★★★★☆
201886.1175 of 322694.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202675.4873 of 457580.9%★★★★☆
202567.5982 of 374473.8%★★★★☆
202472.6973 of 465879.1%★★★★☆
202363.71370 of 458870.1%★★★★☆
202259.81570 of 456165.6%★★★☆☆
202161.11449 of 449967.8%★★★☆☆
201969.21067 of 434875.5%★★★★☆
201873.3882 of 430679.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202647.22250 of 441349.0%★★☆☆☆
202549.31769 of 364451.5%★★★☆☆
202462.61299 of 446570.9%★★★★☆
202350.12048 of 440153.5%★★★☆☆
202249.42131 of 437651.3%★★★☆☆
202159.71370 of 432968.4%★★★☆☆
201961.71284 of 418869.3%★★★☆☆
201876.3612 of 416885.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202673.2742 of 452083.6%★★★★☆
202556.11407 of 370562.0%★★★☆☆
202463.81265 of 459472.5%★★★★☆
202346.42440 of 452146.0%★★☆☆☆
202142.92535 of 445143.0%★★☆☆☆
201959.61382 of 430967.9%★★★☆☆
201861.71290 of 426469.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.21391 of 458269.6%★★★☆☆
202554.31525 of 373959.2%★★★☆☆
202463.71384 of 464770.2%★★★★☆
202359.41614 of 458564.8%★★★☆☆
202250.52145 of 456353.0%★★★☆☆
202153.11821 of 449859.5%★★★☆☆
201974.6832 of 435780.9%★★★★☆
201879.1689 of 431984.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201868.5300 of 104671.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202668.1799 of 430181.4%★★★★☆
202540.82097 of 354940.9%★★☆☆☆
202437.82733 of 429236.3%★★☆☆☆
202244.51946 of 395250.8%★★★☆☆
201992.991 of 368497.5%★★★★★
201895.941 of 355898.8%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202669.4810 of 300673.1%★★★★☆
202557.51074 of 261258.9%★★★☆☆
202467.9858 of 310872.4%★★★★☆
202358.81255 of 310659.6%★★★☆☆
202248.81636 of 308246.9%★★☆☆☆
202152.11415 of 308254.1%★★★☆☆
201965.8933 of 314270.3%★★★★☆
201870.7755 of 312775.9%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202673.7438 of 233581.2%★★★★☆
202578.5355 of 234484.9%★★★★☆
202478.6350 of 237285.2%★★★★☆
202341.71331 of 233042.9%★★☆☆☆
202250.6997 of 225455.8%★★★☆☆
202157.8794 of 225264.7%★★★☆☆
201977.8343 of 219384.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202671.7255 of 129580.3%★★★★☆
202574.3164 of 99783.6%★★★★☆
202445.7605 of 128052.7%★★★☆☆
202326.5990 of 127322.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.81185 of 12515.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.2641 of 121347.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202655.6317 of 64250.6%★★★☆☆
202566.2158 of 50568.7%★★★☆☆
202461.9235 of 61761.9%★★★☆☆
202328.3515 of 61616.4%★☆☆☆☆
202239.5428 of 60629.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.9453 of 58923.1%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202247.2973 of 218255.4%★★★☆☆
202158.0612 of 211871.1%★★★★☆
201985.5122 of 205894.1%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202577.1181 of 142887.3%★★★★☆
202482.1178 of 177089.9%★★★★☆
202347.9785 of 172054.4%★★★☆☆
202252.8568 of 164365.4%★★★☆☆
202151.3573 of 159264.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202671.7443 of 224080.2%★★★★☆
202581.7201 of 182589.0%★★★★☆
202474.6376 of 224283.2%★★★★☆
202352.6954 of 224157.4%★★★☆☆
202248.81037 of 222153.3%★★★☆☆
202158.2768 of 215164.3%★★★☆☆
201975.6350 of 204782.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.9690 of 214167.8%★★★☆☆
202575.4245 of 173185.8%★★★★☆
202474.4326 of 211984.6%★★★★☆
202337.31380 of 211634.8%★★☆☆☆
202253.8804 of 207761.3%★★★☆☆
202162.2571 of 204372.1%★★★★☆
201962.7543 of 193571.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202683.4167 of 225392.6%★★★★★
202579.0175 of 182090.4%★★★★★
202476.3274 of 223587.7%★★★★☆
202340.91349 of 225140.1%★★☆☆☆
202147.21073 of 217250.6%★★★☆☆
201978.5226 of 207389.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202673.0439 of 225380.5%★★★★☆
202576.1290 of 181884.0%★★★★☆
202470.2485 of 224678.4%★★★★☆
202334.21513 of 224532.6%★★☆☆☆
202251.0978 of 222856.1%★★★☆☆
202156.8797 of 216863.2%★★★☆☆
201974.2381 of 206981.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202661.8436 of 195677.7%★★★★☆
202469.8297 of 189184.3%★★★★☆
202257.4459 of 175773.9%★★★★☆
202172.2195 of 171288.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202671.0398 of 173177.0%★★★★☆
202571.7297 of 143979.4%★★★★☆
202481.1180 of 173389.6%★★★★☆
202341.11100 of 174937.1%★★☆☆☆
202252.9770 of 172355.3%★★★☆☆
202148.6851 of 170049.9%★★☆☆☆
201962.6549 of 168467.4%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202661.0667 of 200966.8%★★★☆☆
202573.4335 of 197483.0%★★★★☆
202469.0454 of 199077.2%★★★★☆
202360.9657 of 196166.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202551.5294 of 83464.7%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.9301 of 42829.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.2369 of 53030.4%★★☆☆☆
202323.7431 of 52517.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202587.868 of 115394.1%★★★★★
202470.3234 of 143783.7%★★★★☆
202339.4695 of 137149.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202666.9487 of 193674.8%★★★★☆
202581.0120 of 150492.0%★★★★★
202473.3288 of 188084.7%★★★★☆
202364.0563 of 189170.2%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.9705 of 186062.1%★★★☆☆
202572.1203 of 145386.0%★★★★☆
202457.3556 of 180569.2%★★★☆☆
202346.6886 of 182051.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202666.7378 of 193780.5%★★★★☆
202564.0307 of 151379.7%★★★★☆
202481.9130 of 188493.1%★★★★★
202363.8450 of 189776.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.1778 of 195460.2%★★★☆☆
202568.5299 of 151580.3%★★★★☆
202476.9237 of 189187.5%★★★★☆
202350.5844 of 191355.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202550.9496 of 129961.8%★★★☆☆
202450.6612 of 154860.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.9717 of 158454.7%★★★☆☆
202586.053 of 129495.9%★★★★★
202468.0324 of 155679.2%★★★★☆
202375.7207 of 157686.9%★★★★☆
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 (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)71st percentile-11 vs school
Male (2026)70th percentile-7 vs school
At Risk (2022)65th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)49th percentile-28 vs school
Asian (2026)30th percentile-46 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile~ school
Male (2026)81st percentile~ school
African American (2026)80th percentile~ school
Female (2026)80th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school
At Risk (2022)55th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)51st percentile-31 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)75th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school
Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school
Male (2026)60th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)55th percentile-12 vs school
Asian (2025)30th percentile-53 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
English I Reading94%+39 vs state
Biology94%+24 vs state
Reading68%+13 vs state
Mathematics50%+7 vs state
Algebra I44%-10 vs state
Social Studies36%+4 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Open Quote This school has changed in the past few years and it shows. We initially selected this school because administration was amazing. WAS! When Ms. Pearson left, it went downhill, some of their school policies are intentionally designed to help students fail. The level of responsibility they put on young minds is absurd. Teachers are rude to the kids instead of recognizing that some may need more help than others. Vice Principle lies to parents on children to get them into trouble. Antagonizes them. The behavior I've witnessed from this school has been deplorable, and shocking to say the least. They need help. The emotional distress and unhappiness the kids feel is very sad. Hardly any programs, entirely too much homework in comparison to other schools that are thriving. They set kids up to fail. Just a sad enviornment. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, September 17, 2018

Open Quote This is not a school for a special needs student. The school was amazing a couple years ago, but, they have dropped the ball. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton.

Students at Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton are 37% Hispanic, 25% White, 18% Asian, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton ranks 1079th of 4627 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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