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Enrollment
719
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113230
IDEA North Mission Academy
2706 N HOLLAND AVE, MISSION, TX 78574 · (956) 424-4300 · Hidalgo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
665 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 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
8%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 North Mission Academy
IDEA North Mission Academy's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA North Mission Academy this school | 719 | 92.5% | 42.6% |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy WESLACO | 734 | 91.8% | 49.3% |
| V M Adams Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 732 | 91.7% | 30.6% |
| IDEA Riverview Academy BROWNSVILLE | 714 | 94.3% | 54.5% |
| IDEA Frontier Academy BROWNSVILLE | 675 | 92.7% | 49.2% |
| John McKeever Elementary School ALAMO | 699 | 92.4% | 42.5% |
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 North Mission Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #2,244 of 4,401 | #95 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,911 of 4,466 ▲ 1,186 | #94 of 183 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,336 of 4,466 ▼ 141 | #101 of 183 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,054 of 3,998 | #50 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #797 of 4,938 | #18 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #4,484 of 4,622 | #165 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #4,192 of 4,628 | #37 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #787 of 4,789 | #74 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #1,116 of 1,307 | #42 of 53 |
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
719
-234 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 29.8:1
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 | 719 | 34.8 | 20.6:1 | 92% (665) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 37.3 | 21.6:1 | 93% (753) |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 41.8 | 20.7:1 | 92% (799) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | 32 | 29.8:1 | 94% (900) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 85% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 2 | 60.0:1 | 89% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA North Mission Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (698 to 719); teachers up 9% (32 to 34.8).
About IDEA North Mission Academy
Students in MISSION, Texas, attend IDEA North Mission Academy, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 719 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 39% larger than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
Within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IDEA North Mission Academy is one of 125 schools. The district enrolls 79,430 students.
IDEA North Mission Academy enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. It is also 3% White. IDEA North Mission Academy has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.6:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Eligible students account for 92% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades IDEA North Mission Academy a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, IDEA North Mission Academy is 8.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.6% actual, 34.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Across Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The public schools of Hidalgo County number 364 and enroll about 212,859.
Nearest public school: IDEA North Mission College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. IDEA North Mission Academy is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small). IDEA North Mission Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 25%, from 953 to 719. The number of students per teacher fell from 29.8 to 20.6 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for IDEA North Mission Academy covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 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 MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA North Mission College Preparatory0.0 mi · 756
- Ollie O'Grady Elementary School0.5 mi · 457
- White Junior High School0.6 mi · 831
- Mims Elementary School0.8 mi · 673
- Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School0.9 mi · 345
- Mission High School0.9 mi · 2,154
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA North Mission AcademyHow many students attend IDEA North Mission Academy?
IDEA North Mission Academy enrolls approximately 719 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA North Mission Academy serve?
IDEA North Mission Academy serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA North Mission Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA North Mission Academy is approximately 20.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA North Mission Academy?
At IDEA North Mission Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is IDEA North Mission Academy in?
IDEA North Mission Academy is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.