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How has IDEA WALZEM ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113074
IDEA Walzem Academy
6445 WALZEM RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78239 · (210) 239-4600 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
20.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
521 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 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
51%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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 16.0% | 25.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Walzem Academy
IDEA Walzem Academy's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Walzem Academy this school | 611 | 85.3% | 34.4% |
| Jowell Elementary School KATY | 574 | 83.8% | 38.4% |
| Hoover Elementary School KATY | 660 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Mildred Jenkins Elementary School SPRING | 603 | 83.9% | 35.0% |
| Tosch Elementary School MESQUITE | 625 | 86.1% | 43.1% |
| Nitsch Elementary School KLEIN | 612 | 87.7% | 62.6% |
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 Walzem Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #3,219 of 4,401 | #170 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,328 of 4,466 ▼ 110 | #297 of 317 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,138 of 4,466 ▼ 674 | #278 of 317 ▼ 85 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #263 of 3,998 | #26 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #1,528 of 4,938 | #109 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #4,491 of 4,622 | #300 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #2,273 of 4,628 | #101 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #1,542 of 4,789 | #130 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #1,671 of 2,838 | #136 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
611
-82 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
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 | 611 | 29.4 | 20.8:1 | 85% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 81% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 29.8 | 24.7:1 | 84% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 24 | 28.9:1 | 78% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 34.6 | 20.6:1 | 75% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 83% (379) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Walzem Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (712 to 611); teachers down 15% (34.6 to 29.4).
About IDEA Walzem Academy
At 6445 WALZEM RD in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, IDEA Walzem Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 611 students in kindergarten through 5.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 125 schools; together they serve 79,430 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at IDEA Walzem Academy, at 65%. Smaller groups are 25% Black and 6% White. IDEA Walzem Academy's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 20.8:1 comes from the school's 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 5.7 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 85% in 2024-25. That is 22 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
allk12 grades IDEA Walzem Academy a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
IDEA Walzem Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.4% and a predicted 37.3%.
In the county around the school, Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Bexar County is home to 638 public schools and about 368,487 public school students.
The closest public school to IDEA Walzem Academy is IDEA Walzem College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. IDEA Walzem Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 34.4% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when IDEA Walzem Academy had 693 students, to 2024-25, when it had 611. Students per teacher fell from 28.9 in 2020-21 to 20.8 in 2024-25.
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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 Walzem College Preparatory0.0 mi · 724
- Mary Lou Hartman0.5 mi · 568
- Montgomery Elementary School0.9 mi · 248
- Park Village Blended Learning Academy1.0 mi · 376
- Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio1.0 mi · 367
- Woodlake Hills College Preparatory 6th Grade1.1 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Walzem AcademyHow many students attend IDEA Walzem Academy?
IDEA Walzem Academy enrolls approximately 611 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA Walzem Academy serve?
IDEA Walzem Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does IDEA Walzem Academy have?
IDEA Walzem Academy employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the student diversity at IDEA Walzem Academy?
Student demographics at IDEA Walzem Academy are roughly 6% White, 65% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IDEA Walzem Academy?
IDEA Walzem 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.