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If you had an hour of school board time for IDEA ROBINDALE ACADEMY, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114008
IDEA Robindale Academy
3802 E RUBEN TORRES SR BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · (956) 832-5300 · Cameron County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- B+Three-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
21.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
615 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 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
12%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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Robindale Academy
IDEA Robindale Academy's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Robindale Academy this school | 699 | 88.0% | 40.5% |
| IDEA Elsa Academy ELSA | 718 | 89.3% | 49.1% |
| IDEA Rio Vista Academy SOCORRO | 696 | 86.6% | 33.9% |
| Roy Benavidez Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 669 | 89.1% | 33.3% |
| Dowling Elementary School ODESSA | 712 | 87.9% | 28.5% |
| IDEA Academy Weslaco WESLACO | 649 | 88.6% | 37.8% |
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 Robindale Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,531 of 4,401 | #63 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,044 of 4,466 ▲ 823 | #81 of 93 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,684 of 4,466 ▲ 286 | #40 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,285 of 3,998 | #34 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #924 of 4,938 | #11 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #4,537 of 4,622 | #92 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #4,035 of 4,628 | #9 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #1,283 of 4,789 | #55 of 94 |
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
699
+231 (+49%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 699 | 32.1 | 21.8:1 | 88% (615) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 31.5 | 22.3:1 | 88% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 34 | 21.1:1 | 92% (659) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 19 | 24.6:1 | 87% (409) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Robindale Academy.
About IDEA Robindale Academy
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, is home to IDEA Robindale Academy, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 699 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
IDEA Robindale Academy is run by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, whose 125 schools enroll 79,430 students.
A large majority of enrollment at IDEA Robindale Academy is Hispanic, at 94%. Other reported shares: 5% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, IDEA Robindale Academy scores 12%.
The school lists 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 88% of the student body.
IDEA Robindale Academy earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Texas public elementary schools.
IDEA Robindale Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.5% is 4.3 points above the 36.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Cameron County, median household income comes to about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cameron County's 187 public schools enroll about 97,392 students and include IDEA Robindale Academy.
IDEA Robindale Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from IDEA Robindale College Preparatory, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.5% is below the 48.5% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. IDEA Robindale Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
In 2020-21 the school reported 468 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 699. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The school's ratio dropped from 24.6:1 to 21.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for IDEA Robindale Academy is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Robindale College Preparatory0.0 mi · 693
- Gonzalez Elementary School0.6 mi · 596
- Pena Elementary School1.1 mi · 501
- Perkins Middle School1.3 mi · 480
- Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville1.3 mi · 498
- Hudson Elementary School1.4 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Robindale AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA Robindale Academy?
IDEA Robindale Academy enrolls approximately 699 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA Robindale Academy serve?
IDEA Robindale Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does IDEA Robindale Academy have?
IDEA Robindale Academy employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Robindale Academy?
At IDEA Robindale Academy, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is IDEA Robindale Academy public or private?
IDEA Robindale 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.