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Founders Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8Charter

1 Social Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895 · (401) 671-6261

Woonsocket’s School Grade D better than 5% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
158
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Founders Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Rhode Island’s 278 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Social Street, Woonsocket

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 651
Grade 756
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
160’20
160’21
153’22
159’23
158’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 11%Black 9%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Founders Academy from Woonsocket families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Rhode Island’s other public schools; Woonsocket’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.