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What's the one class at IDEA EDINBURG ACADEMY every student should take?
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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021112638
IDEA Edinburg Academy
2753 N ROEGIERS RD, EDINBURG, TX 78541 · (956) 287-6100 · Hidalgo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
21.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
627 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 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
12%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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Edinburg Academy
IDEA Edinburg Academy's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Edinburg Academy this school | 728 | 86.1% | 39.2% |
| H W Schulze Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 726 | 86.8% | 37.0% |
| IDEA Rio Vista Academy SOCORRO | 696 | 86.6% | 33.9% |
| Gilbert F M Elementary School IRVING | 748 | 86.5% | 37.2% |
| IDEA Los Encinos Academy MCALLEN | 770 | 87.0% | 49.4% |
| IDEA Rio Grande City Academy RIO GRANDE CITY | 717 | 85.2% | 47.6% |
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 Edinburg Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #2,692 of 4,401 | #126 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,408 of 4,466 ▲ 205 | #160 of 183 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,459 of 4,466 ▲ 58 | #109 of 183 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,626 of 3,998 | #72 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #751 of 4,938 | #17 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #4,525 of 4,622 | #169 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #4,028 of 4,628 | #15 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #1,468 of 4,789 | #132 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #1,135 of 2,838 | #54 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
728
-137 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
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 | 728 | 34.1 | 21.4:1 | 86% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 29.6 | 24.4:1 | 84% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 33 | 25.1:1 | 87% (719) |
| 2020-21 | 865 | 30 | 28.8:1 | 83% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 915 | 45.3 | 20.2:1 | 83% (763) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 29 | 25.7:1 | 81% (602) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Edinburg Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (915 to 728); teachers down 25% (45.3 to 34.1).
About IDEA Edinburg Academy
IDEA Edinburg Academy is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in EDINBURG, Texas. The school counts 728 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 40% larger than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
The 125 schools of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, including IDEA Edinburg Academy, enroll 79,430 students.
IDEA Edinburg Academy enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. It is also 4% White. For comparison, Hidalgo County is about 92% Hispanic. IDEA Edinburg Academy has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at IDEA Edinburg Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.4:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 86% of students at IDEA Edinburg Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
The allk12 Grade for IDEA Edinburg Academy is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, IDEA Edinburg Academy would be expected to post about 36.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.2%.
Across Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The public schools of Hidalgo County number 364 and enroll about 212,859.
The school nearest to IDEA Edinburg Academy is IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of IDEA Edinburg Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. IDEA Edinburg Academy is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
IDEA Edinburg Academy is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data. IDEA Edinburg Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 865 to 728. Students per teacher fell from 28.8 in 2020-21 to 21.4 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for IDEA Edinburg Academy covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory0.0 mi · 795
- Edinburg North High School0.6 mi · 2,542
- Truman Elementary School0.9 mi · 696
- Memorial Middle School1.5 mi · 1,045
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.5 mi · 640
- Lincoln Elementary School1.6 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Edinburg AcademyHow large is IDEA Edinburg Academy?
IDEA Edinburg Academy enrolls approximately 728 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA Edinburg Academy serve?
IDEA Edinburg Academy serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Edinburg Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Edinburg Academy is approximately 21.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is IDEA Edinburg Academy?
IDEA Edinburg Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is IDEA Edinburg Academy public or private?
IDEA Edinburg Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.