IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY

IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school teaches 702 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 519.

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 125 schools in total, collectively educating 79,430 students. IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY lists that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% White.

On the resource side, On paper, IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cameron County) records that the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: IDEA BROWNSVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. IDEA BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 698 students in 2018 compared to 702 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.