IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY

IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 540 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 125 schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (79,430 students total), IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest is composed of 27% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 28.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate median household income runs about $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY is one.

IDEA NAJIM COLLEGE PREPARATORY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 24.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY's enrollment has rose 44% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 540). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 61% to 69% over that span.

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