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Founders Classical Academy OF Mesquite is a school located in Lewisville, TX, serving grades 0–12 and approximately 637 students. Operated by Texas College Preparatory Academies, the campus sits about 10.3 miles from The Dallas's newsroom and is part of The Dallas's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 49 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.
Founders Classical Academy OF Mesquite operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.
State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Dallas publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
The Dallas covers Founders Classical Academy OF Mesquite's news as part of broader education reporting for Lewisville families and educators.
Tip about Founders Classical Academy OF Mesquite? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Founders Classical Academy OF Mesquite". For more education coverage, see thedallas.org/schools or browse The Dallas's latest reporting at thedallas.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
The Dallas covers Lewisville schools — board meetings, bond elections, ratings releases, academic and athletic news. Subscribe to the latest reporting at thedallas.org/news or /newsletter.
Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Dallas from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-07-21.
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