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Enrollment
714
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113225
IDEA Riverview Academy
30 PALM DR, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 832-5900 · Cameron County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
673 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 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Riverview Academy
IDEA Riverview Academy's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Riverview Academy this school | 714 | 94.3% | 54.5% |
| IDEA North Mission Academy MISSION | 719 | 92.5% | 42.6% |
| Champion Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 710 | 94.8% | 47.3% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School HOUSTON | 703 | 94.0% | 44.1% |
| Carroll T Welch Elementary School EL PASO | 676 | 94.1% | 33.8% |
| General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School RIO GRANDE CITY | 712 | 94.2% | 63.0% |
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 Riverview Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #1,105 of 4,401 | #19 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,714 of 4,466 ▲ 51 | #57 of 93 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,084 of 4,466 ▼ 1,111 | #74 of 93 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #329 of 3,998 | #5 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #828 of 4,938 | #8 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #4,545 of 4,622 | #93 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #4,206 of 4,628 | #31 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #593 of 4,789 | #25 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #577 of 1,307 | #11 of 22 |
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
714
-141 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 29.5:1
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 | 714 | 32.5 | 21.9:1 | 94% (673) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 30 | 24.6:1 | 94% (695) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 34.2 | 24.3:1 | 96% (800) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 29 | 29.5:1 | 96% (818) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 32.9 | 19.0:1 | 92% (576) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 12 | 34.5:1 | 93% (383) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Riverview Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (624 to 714); teachers down 1% (32.9 to 32.5).
About IDEA Riverview Academy
IDEA Riverview Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in BROWNSVILLE. The school serves 714 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the district for IDEA Riverview Academy. It has 125 schools and 79,430 students.
IDEA Riverview Academy's enrollment is 96% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% White. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.9 students per teacher. That is 6.9 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 94% of students. The 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 10 points lower.
IDEA Riverview Academy is 21.1 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Texas.
In Cameron County (population about 426,120), the median household income is $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. IDEA Riverview Academy is one of 187 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, IDEA Riverview College Preparatory, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. IDEA Riverview Academy places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area. NCES lists IDEA Riverview Academy as a charter school.
Enrollment at IDEA Riverview Academy declined 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 855 to 714 students. The ratio was 29.5:1 in 2020-21 and 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at IDEA Riverview Academy, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 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 BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Riverview College Preparatory0.0 mi · 813
- Skinner Elementary School1.4 mi · 344
- Putegnat Elementary School1.6 mi · 444
- Brownsville Early College High School1.6 mi · 311
- Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville2.1 mi · 508
- Sharp Elementary School2.1 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Riverview AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA Riverview Academy?
IDEA Riverview Academy enrolls approximately 714 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does IDEA Riverview Academy serve?
IDEA Riverview Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does IDEA Riverview Academy have?
IDEA Riverview Academy employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Riverview Academy?
At IDEA Riverview Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is IDEA Riverview Academy in?
IDEA Riverview Academy is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.