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Foundation Academy Charter School
363 West State St
Trenton NJ, 08608, Mercer County
Phone: 609-920-9200
Ranking: (1,348 out of 1,847, bottom 27%)*
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 26 | NA | NA | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
Total Students: | 544 | 365 | 304 | 195 | 187 | 146 | 87 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 58 | 10.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 87 | 16.0% | 52 | 14.2% | 75 | 24.7% | 45 | 23.1% | 48 | 25.7% | 46 | 31.5% | 43 | 49.4% |
Grade 6: | 61 | 11.2% | 76 | 20.8% | 61 | 20.1% | 50 | 25.6% | 49 | 26.2% | 52 | 35.6% | 44 | 50.6% |
Grade 7: | 83 | 15.3% | 53 | 14.5% | 52 | 17.1% | 50 | 25.6% | 48 | 25.7% | 48 | 32.9% | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 56 | 10.3% | 51 | 14.0% | 45 | 14.8% | 50 | 25.6% | 42 | 22.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 68 | 12.5% | 50 | 13.7% | 50 | 16.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 60 | 11.0% | 63 | 17.3% | 21 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 55 | 10.1% | 20 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 16 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 254 | 46.7% | 182 | 49.9% | 156 | 51.3% | 105 | 53.8% | 101 | 54.0% | 73 | 50.0% | 39 | 44.8% |
Female: | 290 | 53.3% | 183 | 50.1% | 148 | 48.7% | 90 | 46.2% | 86 | 46.0% | 73 | 50.0% | 44 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 199 | 36.6% | 124 | 34.0% | 83 | 27.3% | 43 | 22.1% | 26 | 13.9% | 17 | 11.6% | 8 | 9.2% |
Black: | 329 | 60.5% | 224 | 61.4% | 202 | 66.4% | 138 | 70.8% | 154 | 82.4% | 125 | 85.6% | 78 | 89.7% |
White: | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 10 | 3.3% | 8 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.7% | 4 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 68.4% | 243 | 66.6% | 183 | 60.2% | 117 | 60.0% | 114 | 61.0% | 63 | 43.2% | 54 | 62.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 17.1% | 61 | 16.7% | 60 | 19.7% | 37 | 19.0% | 40 | 21.4% | 35 | 24.0% | 13 | 14.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.65 | 14.04 | NA | NA | 15.00 | 20.78 | 16.40 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 27% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 42.8% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 37.3% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 47.5% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33.4% | 33.4% | 61.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 21.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 73.5% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 74.5% | 79.9% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 51.1% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 35.4% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 59.6% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 64.9% | 66.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 51.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 70.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 78.9% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 28.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 54.2% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 54.2% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 47.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 40.0% | 65.2% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 37.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 52.1% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 79.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 72.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 62.0% | 63.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 57.5% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 83.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 70.0% | 81.9% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.5% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 80.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 83.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 66.0% | 69.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 83.7% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 66.0% | 79.0% |
HSPA | ||||||
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 91.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.6% | 79.7% |
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* Foundation Academy Charter School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.