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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114092
IDEA Edgecliff Academy
1640 ALTAMESA BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76134 · (817) 885-4800 · Tarrant County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- DThree-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
20.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
558 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 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
58%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Edgecliff Academy
IDEA Edgecliff Academy's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Edgecliff Academy this school | 708 | 78.8% | 39.3% |
| Jones Elementary School HUMBLE | 662 | 79.2% | 39.5% |
| Park Lakes Elementary School HUMBLE | 675 | 78.2% | 33.3% |
| Ginger McNabb Elementary School SPRING | 743 | 83.0% | 46.8% |
| River Pines Elementary School HUMBLE | 743 | 81.6% | 27.8% |
| Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory GRAND PRAIRIE | 608 | 76.8% | 43.6% |
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 Edgecliff Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #2,688 of 4,401 | #167 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,610 of 4,466 ▼ 82 | #255 of 339 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,701 of 4,466 ▼ 842 | #187 of 339 ▼ 69 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #415 of 3,998 | #44 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #863 of 4,938 | #34 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #4,462 of 4,622 | #342 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #1,623 of 4,628 | #203 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #2,041 of 4,789 | #148 of 341 |
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
708
+224 (+46%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 708 | 35.1 | 20.2:1 | 79% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 31.5 | 22.9:1 | 85% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 29 | 20.9:1 | 90% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 18 | 26.9:1 | 85% (412) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Edgecliff Academy.
About IDEA Edgecliff Academy
IDEA Edgecliff Academy is a mid-sized elementary school found in FORT WORTH, Texas. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 708 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 36% bigger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS operates 125 schools. Combined enrollment is 79,430 students.
Of every 100 students at IDEA Edgecliff Academy, about 55 are Hispanic. It is also 35% Black, 5% White, and 4% Asian. Tarrant County's residents are about 30% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
The school lists 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. A total of 558 students, or 79%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County, the school's rate is higher.
IDEA Edgecliff Academy holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Texas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 40.0% for a school in Texas with IDEA Edgecliff Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. IDEA Edgecliff Academy posts 39.3%.
In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Tarrant County number 639, with about 385,835 students.
IDEA Edgecliff Academy's closest public school neighbor is IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of IDEA Edgecliff Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, IDEA Edgecliff Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for IDEA Edgecliff Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. IDEA Edgecliff Academy is one of the charter schools in Texas.
Federal data put enrollment at 484 in 2020-21 and 708 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.2:1) than in 2020-21 (26.9:1).
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 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 FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory0.0 mi · 604
- Sycamore Elementary School0.5 mi · 509
- Trinity Basin Preparatory - South0.6 mi · 534
- Texas School of the Arts0.9 mi · 337
- Greenbriar Elementary School1.0 mi · 468
- South Hills High School1.0 mi · 1,846
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Edgecliff AcademyHow large is IDEA Edgecliff Academy?
IDEA Edgecliff Academy enrolls approximately 708 students in grades KG-05.
Is IDEA Edgecliff Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Edgecliff Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does IDEA Edgecliff Academy have?
IDEA Edgecliff Academy employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
How diverse is IDEA Edgecliff Academy?
IDEA Edgecliff Academy reports a student body of 5% White, 55% Hispanic, 35% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IDEA Edgecliff Academy?
IDEA Edgecliff Academy is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.