Achieve More Together
Outperforming 92% of All Public Schools in New Jersey
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that all of our students secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation's finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty.
"The teachers at Foundation Academies hold us to high standards because they know we can achieve more than we were set up to achieve."
Sundus Reshid, Class of 2018
"I am grateful for my experience at Foundation Academies. Foundation has pushed me and helped me realize I can accomplish all my dreams."
Kayla McKellar, Class of 2020
“Foundation has turned me into a great student, a great leader, and also a great person. I will use all of the social, emotional, and academic skills I’ve learned here throughout my entire life."
Ari Jenkins, Class of 2021
"My time at Foundation Academy Collegiate was the best 4 years of my life so far. The best part by far was the amazing teachers and staff who supported me from start to finish."
Jackie Gutierrez, Class of 2020
"Thanks for helping to build my tireless work ethic! As hard as things seemed during my college career, I always felt motivated to keep pushing through."
Camille Echols, Class of 2016
Our Vision
Every Child Deserves Access to Opportunity
With an unwavering focus on our children, the adults of Foundation Academies seek to continually improve ourselves and our schools in order to spark and support educational excellence across our great city.
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
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Prepare for College and Beyond
Navigating the road from Kindergarten to and through college. Our four schools are educating and empowering Trenton's youth to pursue a life of achievement and to become the next generation of compassionate, honorable leaders.
Get to Know Us
Bold, All-Hands-On-Deck Positivity
Foundation Academies’ students, teachers, families, donors, and volunteers welcome with open arms, lead with compassion, speak up with passion, and are dedicated to a shared mission of youth opportunity and positive community achievement.
Parent Resources
Welcome to our Family-Like Culture
Collaborating closely and openly with parents is essential to providing students with the very best education. We communicate often, celebrate transparency, and happily welcome questions, feedback, and involvement.
Join Our Team
Make an Impact the World Will See
Public urban education isn’t for everyone, but it’s the calling of our staff—and we answer it with conviction, pride, and dedication. We’re difference-makers who go all-in. Our purpose is to ensure an excellent education for all students, positively influencing the lives of the Black and Brown students we serve.
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for Future Generations
As a free public charter school, Foundation Academies students receive $7,317 less funding per student than their peers in Trenton’s traditional public district schools.
The result? Seven consecutive years of 100% college acceptance.
With such a powerful return on spending, can you imagine how many more students we could educate, nurture, and empower to go to college if more donors made it possible to bridge the funding gap?
Volunteer
Join Our Mission, Change Lives, and Have Fun!
By guest judging a contest, speaking on a panel, conducting mock interviews, or serving on a committee, you can have a lot of fun while helping to make a difference in the lives of our kids.
K-12 News & Announcements
FAmily: Please mark your calendars! There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 19, 2021 due to a staff in-service training. Remote learning will resume on Monday, March 22. FAmilia: ¡Por favor marque sus calendarios! NO HABRÁ CLASES el viernes 19 de marzo de 2021 debido a una capacitación en servicio del personal. El aprendizaje remoto se reanudará el lunes 22 de marzo.
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We are resuming the regular Tuesday morning meal pickups at 363 West State Street (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.), and will ALSO offer Thursday evening pickups at the Foundation Academy Collegiate high school campus. The weekly meal pickup schedule is as follows: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the rear of 363 West State Street Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 22 Grand Street. Go to the Arch Street entrance. Meals are available at NO COST for ALL Trenton, FA, and Out-of-District students under 18. Students do NOT need to be present, and parents, guardians, or…
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