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What's the one class at IDEA KYLE ACADEMY every student should take?
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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113700
IDEA Kyle Academy
640 PHILOMENA DR, KYLE, TX 78640 · (512) 822-4300 · Hays County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
398 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 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
40%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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Kyle Academy
IDEA Kyle Academy's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Kyle Academy this school | 637 | 62.5% | 42.5% |
| Hemphill Elementary School KYLE | 651 | 60.2% | 35.5% |
| Peters Colony Elementary School THE COLONY | 610 | 63.9% | 31.9% |
| Science Hall Elementary School KYLE | 667 | 62.4% | 32.3% |
| Tom Green Elementary School BUDA | 612 | 59.6% | 34.6% |
| Schertz Elementary School SCHERTZ | 663 | 66.2% | 33.3% |
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 Kyle Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,269 of 4,401 | #21 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,035 of 4,466 ▼ 705 | #31 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,101 of 4,466 ▼ 633 | #20 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #997 of 3,998 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #1,343 of 4,938 | #18 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #4,583 of 4,622 | #33 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #3,064 of 4,628 | #24 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #2,991 of 4,789 | #11 of 33 |
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
637
-78 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 35.8:1
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 | 637 | 27.4 | 23.3:1 | 62% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 27.1 | 24.8:1 | 66% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 28.3 | 24.2:1 | 70% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 20 | 35.8:1 | 61% (437) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Kyle Academy.
About IDEA Kyle Academy
Located in KYLE, Texas, IDEA Kyle Academy is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 637 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 23% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Across its 125 schools, IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 79,430 students. IDEA Kyle Academy is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show IDEA Kyle Academy is 76% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 14% White, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 39% share among Hays County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
The school lists 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Hays County, the school's rate is higher.
IDEA Kyle Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.5% is 4.5 points below the 47.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Hays County, where median household income comes to about $89,097, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hays County's 63 public schools enroll about 46,946 students and include IDEA Kyle Academy.
IDEA Kyle Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from IDEA Kyle College Preparatory, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, IDEA Kyle Academy ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. IDEA Kyle Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment fell 11% over 4 years, reaching 637 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 35.8:1 to 23.3:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 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 KYLE
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Valor KyleCombined · 907 students
- D J Red Simon Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Laura B Negley Elementary SchoolElementary · 845 students
- Laura B Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Tobias Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Kyle College Preparatory0.0 mi · 681
- Susie Fuentes Elementary School0.4 mi · 726
- Lehman High School1.0 mi · 2,128
- Kyle Elementary School1.0 mi · 633
- Laura B Negley Elementary School1.5 mi · 845
- Tobias Elementary School1.5 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Kyle AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA Kyle Academy?
IDEA Kyle Academy enrolls approximately 637 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA Kyle Academy serve?
IDEA Kyle Academy serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Kyle Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Kyle Academy is approximately 23.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at IDEA Kyle Academy?
Student demographics at IDEA Kyle Academy are roughly 14% White, 76% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is IDEA Kyle Academy in?
IDEA Kyle Academy is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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