The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on The Founders Academy Charter School
The Founders Academy Charter School is a single-charter district in New Hampshire serving grades five through twelve, organized into two campuses: one for the elementary and middle grades and one for the high school. The enrollment is modest, with the largest cohorts in the middle grades and tapering off as students move toward graduation. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller groups identifying as Hispanic, Asian, Black, and multiracial. Information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, individualized education programs, and English-learner status was not available in the data we received, so we cannot characterize the school's economic diversity or special-population supports from these sources.
On state assessments, the most recent results show a clear split between English language arts and mathematics. In ELA, a slim majority of fifth graders reached proficiency, and roughly two-fifths of sixth and seventh graders did the same. By eighth grade, the proficient share dropped noticeably. In mathematics, the proficient share was low across every tested grade, never rising above about a fifth of students in any grade and dipping further in eighth grade. Science results, available for fifth and eighth grade, fell in between, with roughly a quarter to a third of students proficient. Participation was high across all tested grades and subjects, which means the results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a partial sample.
The overall picture is one of a school where reading and writing outcomes are stronger than quantitative ones, at least in the tested grade band, and where the early middle grades appear to be where students perform best relative to state proficiency bars. The math results in particular sit well below what most New Hampshire schools aim for, and a parent considering this school may want to look into how the school structures its math instruction and what interventions are available for students who arrive or fall behind. The downward drift in ELA proficiency from fifth through eighth grade is also worth asking about, since it suggests some students lose ground as they advance through the middle grades.
Because the school serves grades five through twelve, the state testing data covers only the middle-grade years. No graduation rate was provided, nor were high school level assessment results or any college- or career-readiness indicators. Without a graduation rate or any data on what the high school program looks like academically, it is hard to assess the upper grades from the available evidence. A parent interested in the high school campus would need to go directly to the school for information about course offerings, advanced coursework, and post-graduation outcomes.
We looked for a locale or community brief to describe the surrounding area, housing market, and commuting context, but none was available for this entity. The same was true for housing values and rents, which means we cannot speak to the cost of living or residential options near the school. We also searched for the district's recent parent-relevant changes and found only general profile and enrollment information, with no specific shifts or initiatives on record that would help a parent understand recent direction.
Program offerings, civil-rights data such as discipline or harassment reports, staffing ratios, and attendance information were all absent from the data we received. The school does operate as a charter, which generally means it is a public school of choice with its own admissions process, but specific details on its educational philosophy, curriculum focus, or mission were not included in the payload. A family evaluating The Founders Academy would want to visit and ask directly about the school's approach, since the available data describes outcomes but not the program design behind them.
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