IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY

IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY is a cozy K-5 school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school caters to 392 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY is one of 125 schools operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 79,430 students overall.

On demographics, IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 18% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.3%, the actual is 35.5%, a residual of +4.2 points.

Across the wider county, Bexar County reports that median household income runs about $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

IDEA EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site. IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 608 (now 392). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 68% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 in 2025.

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