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How has IDEA SOUTH FLORES ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113025
IDEA South Flores Academy
6919 S FLORES, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 · (210) 239-4150 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
24.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
488 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 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
17%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 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 down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 South Flores Academy
IDEA South Flores Academy's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA South Flores Academy this school | 680 | 71.8% | 37.1% |
| Sierra Vista Steam Academy EL PASO | 622 | 72.7% | 48.6% |
| Leon Valley Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 613 | 71.6% | 40.5% |
| Lyford Elementary School LYFORD | 658 | 73.4% | 28.3% |
| Bryan Elementary School MISSION | 653 | 71.4% | 54.0% |
| Edgemere International School EL PASO | 639 | 71.8% | 52.1% |
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 South Flores Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,925 of 4,401 | #155 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,713 of 4,466 ▼ 493 | #215 of 317 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,199 of 4,466 ▼ 779 | #189 of 317 ▼ 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #735 of 3,998 | #61 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #1,041 of 4,938 | #75 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #4,593 of 4,622 | #310 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #3,872 of 4,628 | #231 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #2,465 of 4,789 | #193 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #1,000 of 2,838 | #90 of 192 |
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
680
-188 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 28.9:1
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 | 680 | 28.3 | 24.1:1 | 72% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 28.9 | 24.6:1 | 79% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 32.3 | 22.6:1 | 80% (582) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 30 | 28.9:1 | 77% (668) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 38.9 | 22.5:1 | 79% (689) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 21 | 28.8:1 | 77% (468) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA South Flores Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (873 to 680); teachers down 27% (38.9 to 28.3).
About IDEA South Flores Academy
IDEA South Flores Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Its enrollment is 680 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
IDEA South Flores Academy is one school in a 125-school district, IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 79,430 students.
By race and ethnicity, IDEA South Flores Academy is 91% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 5% White and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 60% share among Bexar County residents. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at IDEA South Flores Academy are from different groups.
IDEA South Flores Academy reports a ratio of 24.1 students per teacher, from 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 24.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
IDEA South Flores Academy holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For IDEA South Flores Academy, the prediction is 43.0% and the result is 37.1%.
Looking at the county, Bexar County, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bexar County has 638 public schools with about 368,487 students, including IDEA South Flores Academy.
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. IDEA South Flores Academy is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. NCES lists IDEA South Flores Academy as a charter school.
In 2020-21, IDEA South Flores Academy enrolled 868 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 680. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 28.9:1 to 24.1:1.
The discussion board for IDEA South Flores Academy is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 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 SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA South Flores College Preparatory0.0 mi · 715
- Harlandale ISD STEM ECHS-Alamo Colleges at Pac0.7 mi · 393
- Bellaire Elementary School0.9 mi · 674
- Wright Elementary School1.0 mi · 430
- Harlandale Middle School1.1 mi · 732
- Kingsborough Middle School1.2 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA South Flores AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA South Flores Academy?
IDEA South Flores Academy enrolls approximately 680 students in grades KG-05.
Is IDEA South Flores Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA South Flores Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does IDEA South Flores Academy have?
IDEA South Flores Academy employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
How diverse is IDEA South Flores Academy?
IDEA South Flores Academy reports a student body of 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IDEA South Flores Academy?
IDEA South Flores Academy is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.