Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop
Public school (charter) in Bastrop, Texas · Texas College Preparatory Academies · Grades K–11
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop serves 226 students in grades K–11 in Bastrop (Bastrop County). It is one of 40 schools in Texas College Preparatory Academies. By enrollment it is the 196th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–11 |
| District | Texas College Preparatory Academies |
| County | Bastrop County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480016314319 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas College Preparatory Academies | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 226 | 16,602 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.8 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27% | 37.6% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop in context
Size
Of the 16 schools in Texas College Preparatory Academies, Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop is the 15th largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest schools are a median 26.1 miles away and have a median of 358 students, so Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 24 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 9, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 11 has 45% fewer students than kindergarten (11 against 20). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 50.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas College Preparatory Academies (36.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.6% across Texas College Preparatory Academies and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop has 15.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 226 students would have about 20.5 teachers, so Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop has 4.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other school is Compass Rose Destiny, 20.9 miles away in Compass Rose Public Schools. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 50.9% |
| Hispanic | 36.3% |
| Black | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
65% of students are girls and 35% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 23 |
| Grade 2 | 18 |
| Grade 3 | 22 |
| Grade 4 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 20 |
| Grade 6 | 19 |
| Grade 7 | 24 |
| Grade 8 | 22 |
| Grade 9 | 15 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
415 Shiloh Rd, Bastrop, TX 78602
Phone: (737)500-0600
Website: responsiveed.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Rose Destiny | Compass Rose Public Schools | 20.9 mi | 730 | 17.3 | 49.5% |
| Texas Empowerment Academy | Texas Empowerment Academy | 23.6 mi | 413 | 17.4 | 98.8% |
| Texas School for the Deaf | Texas School for the Deaf | 24.6 mi | 500 | – | 50.6% |
| Valor Kyle | Valor Education | 25.9 mi | 907 | 20.8 | 32.7% |
| Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center) | University of Texas University Charter School | 26.2 mi | 57 | 5.3 | – |
| Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired | 26.3 mi | 129 | – | 69% |
| Waelder School | Waelder ISD | 27.8 mi | 302 | 9.5 | 90.1% |
| Rosedale | Austin ISD | 27.8 mi | 179 | 6.5 | 38% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.