IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY

IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in HARLINGEN, Texas, run under IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 651 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

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

On the student-mix side, IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY lists that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest reads as 6% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 47.2%.

In the broader community, Cameron County reports that median household earnings sit near $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

The closest other public school is IDEA HARLINGEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. As a public charter, IDEA HARLINGEN ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.