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What's something IDEA PALMVIEW ACADEMY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114082
IDEA Palmview Academy
4100 N SCHUERBACH RD, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 424-4900 · Hidalgo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
21.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
690 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 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
9%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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Palmview Academy
IDEA Palmview Academy's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Palmview Academy this school | 705 | 97.9% | 30.3% |
| IDEA Academy Alamo ALAMO | 698 | 98.1% | 36.3% |
| IDEA Academy DONNA | 744 | 97.3% | 36.1% |
| Marcus Leadership Academy DALLAS | 718 | 98.5% | 25.7% |
| Julian T Saldivar Elementary School DALLAS | 755 | 98.8% | 24.6% |
| Moreno Elementary School HOUSTON | 697 | 96.7% | 45.2% |
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 Palmview Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,630 of 4,401 | #169 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,290 of 4,466 ▲ 134 | #156 of 183 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,416 of 4,466 ▲ 223 | #152 of 183 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,768 of 3,998 | #78 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #883 of 4,938 | #22 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #4,522 of 4,622 | #168 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #4,130 of 4,628 | #27 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #199 of 4,789 | #19 of 190 |
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
705
+357 (+103%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 705 | 33.1 | 21.3:1 | 98% (690) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 32.3 | 21.3:1 | 98% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 28.9 | 21.7:1 | 97% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 14 | 24.9:1 | 92% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Palmview Academy.
About IDEA Palmview Academy
Students in MISSION, Texas, attend IDEA Palmview Academy, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 705 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 36% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Besides IDEA Palmview Academy, IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 124 other schools. The district enrolls 79,430 students.
Hispanic students are 95% of those enrolled at IDEA Palmview Academy. Other reported shares: 4% White. That is in line with Hidalgo County, where about 92% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at IDEA Palmview Academy are from different groups.
IDEA Palmview Academy lists 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 98% of students at IDEA Palmview Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
On the allk12 Grade, IDEA Palmview Academy lands at C, ahead of 27% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for IDEA Palmview Academy is 31.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.3%.
The school's county is Hidalgo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. There are 364 public schools in the county, enrolling about 212,859, IDEA Palmview Academy among them.
IDEA Palmview Academy's nearest public school is IDEA Palmview 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 Palmview Academy is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 348 students at IDEA Palmview Academy; in 2024-25, 705. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio dropped from 24.9:1 to 21.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 page for IDEA Palmview Academy lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Palmview College Preparatory0.0 mi · 446
- La Joya Palmview High School0.4 mi · 2,073
- Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School0.5 mi · 538
- Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School1.3 mi · 715
- Patricio Perez Elementary School1.4 mi · 421
- Narciso Cavazos1.4 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Palmview AcademyHow large is IDEA Palmview Academy?
IDEA Palmview Academy enrolls approximately 705 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA Palmview Academy serve?
IDEA Palmview Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at IDEA Palmview Academy?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at IDEA Palmview Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Palmview Academy?
At IDEA Palmview Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is IDEA Palmview Academy in?
IDEA Palmview Academy is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.