IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN

IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in SAN JUAN, Texas, operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, works with 617 students in grades K through 5.

Within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 125 schools and 79,430 students, IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 5% White. Compared to Hidalgo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 39.9%.

Across the wider county, Hidalgo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN has decreased 28%, going from 853 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 99% to 94% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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