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What's one thing IDEA MONTOPOLIS ACADEMY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021112928
IDEA Montopolis Academy
1701 VARGAS RD, AUSTIN, TX 78741 · (512) 646-2800 · Travis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- FThree-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
24.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
616 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 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
22%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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Montopolis Academy
IDEA Montopolis Academy's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Montopolis Academy this school | 694 | 88.8% | 36.4% |
| Mae Smythe Elementary School PASADENA | 710 | 88.9% | 35.3% |
| De Zavala Elementary School MIDLAND | 669 | 88.5% | 24.4% |
| Berry Elementary School ARLINGTON | 727 | 89.7% | 25.8% |
| Medio Creek Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 684 | 87.6% | 32.8% |
| Spicewood Park Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 722 | 89.3% | 32.1% |
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 Montopolis Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,013 of 4,401 | #91 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,961 of 4,466 ▼ 431 | #133 of 176 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,725 of 4,466 ▼ 265 | #130 of 176 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.5pp | #141 of 3,998 | #5 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #954 of 4,938 | #31 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #4,594 of 4,622 | #173 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #3,704 of 4,628 | #154 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,204 of 4,789 | #50 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #2,753 of 2,838 | #118 of 120 |
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
694
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 33.3:1
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 | 694 | 28.8 | 24.1:1 | 89% (616) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 27.7 | 24.5:1 | 92% (625) |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 31.4 | 22.1:1 | 93% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 22 | 33.3:1 | 88% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 35.7 | 19.7:1 | 89% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 25 | 28.6:1 | 95% (677) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Montopolis Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (704 to 694); teachers down 19% (35.7 to 28.8).
About IDEA Montopolis Academy
IDEA Montopolis Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in AUSTIN, Texas. It has an enrollment of 694 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 34% above average.
IDEA Montopolis Academy is one of the 125 schools that make up IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (79,430 students in total).
Of every 100 students at IDEA Montopolis Academy, about 88 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 5% Black and 5% White. Census figures show Travis County is about 33% Hispanic. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at IDEA Montopolis Academy are from different groups.
IDEA Montopolis Academy has 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.1:1. The school's 24.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. The 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 35 points lower.
IDEA Montopolis Academy earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, IDEA Montopolis Academy is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.4% actual, 35.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
For Travis County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $99,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 333 public schools and about 191,706 students.
IDEA Montopolis Academy's nearest public school is IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, IDEA Montopolis Academy is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). NCES lists IDEA Montopolis Academy as a charter school.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 733 to 694. The school's ratio dropped from 33.3:1 to 24.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know IDEA Montopolis Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 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 AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory0.0 mi · 835
- Allison Elementary School0.8 mi · 362
- Baty Elementary School0.8 mi · 558
- KIPP Paseo Preparatory School1.5 mi · 436
- KIPP Paseo Primary School1.5 mi · 560
- Alternative Learning Center2.1 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Montopolis AcademyHow large is IDEA Montopolis Academy?
IDEA Montopolis Academy enrolls approximately 694 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does IDEA Montopolis Academy serve?
IDEA Montopolis Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at IDEA Montopolis Academy?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at IDEA Montopolis Academy.
How diverse is IDEA Montopolis Academy?
IDEA Montopolis Academy reports a student body of 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is IDEA Montopolis Academy in?
IDEA Montopolis Academy is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.