IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY

IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in MCALLEN, Texas, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, enrolling 770 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 48% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY is one of 125 schools operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 79,430 students overall.

On demographics, IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.9%; this one delivers 50.6%, a residual of +14.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) reports that median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is IDEA LOS ENCINOS COLLEGE PREPARATORY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Inside the community feed, the feed for IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.