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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021111996
IDEA Academy San Juan
600 E SIOUX RD, SAN JUAN, TX 78589 · (956) 702-5150 · Hidalgo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
542 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 56% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like IDEA Academy San Juan
IDEA Academy San Juan's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Academy San Juan this school | 617 | 87.8% | 39.6% |
| Jessie L Jensen Elementary School ALTON | 615 | 88.0% | 42.6% |
| Lauro Cavazos Elementary School ODESSA | 614 | 86.8% | 19.4% |
| IDEA Academy Weslaco WESLACO | 649 | 88.6% | 37.8% |
| Sageland Elementary School EL PASO | 601 | 88.7% | 49.7% |
| Gonzalez Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 596 | 88.8% | 57.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where IDEA Academy San Juan ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,631 of 4,401 | #124 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,712 of 4,466 ▼ 493 | #171 of 183 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,296 of 4,466 ▼ 778 | #147 of 183 ▼ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,036 of 3,998 | #90 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #1,476 of 4,938 | #52 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #4,318 of 4,622 | #156 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #4,069 of 4,628 | #19 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #1,304 of 4,789 | #118 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #620 of 2,838 | #28 of 128 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
-218 (-26%) vs 2020
+205% since 2010-11, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 28.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 33.1 | 18.6:1 | 88% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 31 | 23.1:1 | 90% (648) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 33.7 | 23.7:1 | 91% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 29 | 28.8:1 | 94% (786) |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 42.5 | 20.1:1 | 92% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 20 | 35.2:1 | 92% (650) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 10 | 20.2:1 | 80% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Academy San Juan.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (853 to 617); teachers down 22% (42.5 to 33.1).
About IDEA Academy San Juan
Federal records list IDEA Academy San Juan as an elementary school in SAN JUAN, Texas. Enrollment totals 617 students across kindergarten through 5.
IDEA Academy San Juan belongs to IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district of 125 schools and 79,430 students.
At IDEA Academy San Juan, 94% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 5% White. Census estimates put Hidalgo County at about 92% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, IDEA Academy San Juan scores 11%.
A staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.6:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
IDEA Academy San Juan holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Texas public elementary schools.
IDEA Academy San Juan posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.6%, compared with a predicted 36.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hidalgo County, home to about 891,977 people, median household income comes to about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hidalgo County's 364 public schools enroll about 212,859 students and include IDEA Academy San Juan.
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, IDEA Academy San Juan ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
A 26% decline took enrollment from 835 in 2020-21 to 617 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 28.8:1 to 18.6:1 over the same years.
This page collects posts and questions about IDEA Academy San Juan, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- IDEA Montopolis College PreparatoryHigh · 835 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in SAN JUAN
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San JuanHigh · 741 students
- R Yzaguirre Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA College Preparatory San Juan0.0 mi · 741
- Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School0.4 mi · 557
- Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School0.5 mi · 401
- R Yzaguirre Middle School0.5 mi · 736
- Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School0.6 mi · 509
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School0.8 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Academy San JuanHow large is IDEA Academy San Juan?
IDEA Academy San Juan enrolls approximately 617 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does IDEA Academy San Juan serve?
IDEA Academy San Juan serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Academy San Juan?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Academy San Juan is approximately 18.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Academy San Juan?
At IDEA Academy San Juan, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees IDEA Academy San Juan?
IDEA Academy San Juan is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.