Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School
Public high school (charter) in Corinth, Texas · Texas College Preparatory Academies · Grades 6–12
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School serves 509 students in grades 6–12 in Corinth (Denton County). It is one of 40 schools in Texas College Preparatory Academies. By enrollment it is the 886th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 34.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Texas College Preparatory Academies |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480016311536 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 509 | 16,602 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.6% | 37.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% of Texas high 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 Corinth - Upper School in context
Size
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School is the 2nd largest of Texas College Preparatory Academies' 7 high schools; its 509 students are 3.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 678; Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School 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 6 with 106 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 39, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 12 has 63% fewer students than grade 6 (39 against 106). 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
The largest group is White students: 59.7% here and 36.9% across Texas College Preparatory Academies. Hispanic students are next, at 21%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.6% across Texas College Preparatory Academies and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 34.73 full-time-equivalent teachers for 509 students, Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 509 students would have about 36.4 teachers, so Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School has 1.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Lake Dallas High School, 0.8 miles away in Lake Dallas ISD. Within 10 miles there are 17 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 59.7% |
| Hispanic | 21% |
| Asian | 6.7% |
| Black | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
54.8% of students are girls and 45.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 106 |
| Grade 7 | 94 |
| Grade 8 | 87 |
| Grade 9 | 74 |
| Grade 10 | 64 |
| Grade 11 | 45 |
| Grade 12 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3600 Meadowview Dr., Corinth, TX 75065
Phone: (940)321-1144
Website: responsiveed.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Dallas High School | Lake Dallas ISD | 0.8 mi | 1,283 | 15.6 | 35.1% |
| Guyer High School | Denton ISD | 3.1 mi | 2,577 | 15.1 | 24.4% |
| Marcus High School | Lewisville ISD | 5.2 mi | 2,998 | 14.9 | 10.1% |
| Ryan High School | Denton ISD | 5.3 mi | 2,051 | 12.7 | 57.9% |
| Joe Dale Sparks Campus | Denton ISD | 6.3 mi | 73 | 4.9 | 41.1% |
| Denton County JJAEP | Denton ISD | 6.3 mi | 10 | – | – |
| Denton County JJAEP | Lewisville ISD | 6.3 mi | 16 | 1.9 | 81.3% |
| Fred Moore High School | Denton ISD | 6.5 mi | 67 | 10.1 | 61.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.