IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY

As a mid-sized elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY instructs 719 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 39% above typical.

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 125 schools in total, collectively educating 79,430 students. IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY records that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.3%; this one delivers 30.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: IDEA LAKE HOUSTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.