Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova
Public · Grades 6–8 · 542 students
Founders Academy
1 Social Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
158
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Beacon Charter School
Providence County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 56 Rhode Island middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Rhode Island middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Founders Academy
Founders Academy is a charter middle school in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Beacon Charter School. The school is located in a large suburb in Providence County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 158 students were enrolled, with about 11.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Rhode Island middle school (12.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Rhode Island Department of Education. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 56 Rhode Island middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 158 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Rhode Island Department of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Beacon Charter School
- County
- Providence County
- NCES school ID
- 440000800493
Schools near Founders Academy
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.