1
Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113653
IDEA Najim Academy
926 S WW WHITE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78220 · (210) 413-5274 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
505 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 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
46%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
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
12.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 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 | 12.0% | 18.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 8.0% | 24.0% | 64.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Najim Academy
IDEA Najim Academy's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Najim Academy this school | 540 | 93.5% | 26.5% |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy WILMER | 554 | 94.9% | 36.1% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep PS FORT WORTH | 554 | 92.6% | 26.4% |
| Varnett Charter School HOUSTON | 530 | 95.8% | 28.9% |
| Ramey Elementary School TYLER | 517 | 93.6% | 33.2% |
| Harmony School of Endeavor-Houston HOUSTON | 561 | 90.2% | 28.4% |
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 Najim Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #3,959 of 4,401 | #239 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #4,448 of 4,466 ▼ 41 | #316 of 317 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #4,272 of 4,466 ▼ 398 | #289 of 317 ▼ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #236 of 3,998 | #22 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #2,129 of 4,938 | #155 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #4,554 of 4,622 | #305 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #2,751 of 4,628 | #129 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #685 of 4,789 | #55 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.6% | #135 of 1,307 | #15 of 70 |
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
540
-128 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 29.0:1
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 | 540 | 24.5 | 22.1:1 | 94% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 22.8 | 26.4:1 | 95% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 27.5 | 23.3:1 | 93% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 23 | 29.0:1 | 92% (616) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 16.6 | 22.7:1 | 94% (354) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Najim Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (376 to 540); teachers up 48% (16.6 to 24.5).
About IDEA Najim Academy
Federal records list IDEA Najim Academy as an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. A federal count lists 540 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
The district, IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 79,430 students enrolled across 125 schools.
Hispanic students account for 69% of enrollment at IDEA Najim Academy. Other groups make up 27% Black and 3% White. Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. IDEA Najim Academy has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. Public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
IDEA Najim Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, IDEA Najim Academy is 7.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.5%. Predicted: 33.8%.
Bexar County has about 2,067,341 residents, and median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Bexar County number 638 and enroll about 368,487.
IDEA Najim College Preparatory is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, IDEA Najim Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list IDEA Najim Academy as a charter school.
IDEA Najim Academy had 668 students in 2020-21 and 540 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 29.0:1 in 2020-21 to 22.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for IDEA Najim Academy covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 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 SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Najim College Preparatory0.0 mi · 474
- Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus0.3 mi · 172
- Davis Middle School0.6 mi · 314
- Davis College Prep Middle School0.6 mi · 126
- Houston High School0.7 mi · 800
- Carroll Early Childhood Campus0.8 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Najim AcademyHow large is IDEA Najim Academy?
IDEA Najim Academy enrolls approximately 540 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA Najim Academy serve?
IDEA Najim Academy serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Najim Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Najim Academy is approximately 22.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is IDEA Najim Academy?
IDEA Najim Academy reports a student body of 3% White, 69% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is IDEA Najim Academy public or private?
IDEA Najim Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.