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Enrollment
734
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113127
IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy
1000 E PIKE BLVD, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 351-4850 · Hidalgo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
674 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 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 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 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 22.0% | 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 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 15 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 Weslaco Pike Academy
IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy this school | 734 | 91.8% | 49.3% |
| IDEA North Mission Academy MISSION | 719 | 92.5% | 42.6% |
| V M Adams Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 732 | 91.7% | 30.6% |
| Good Elementary School IRVING | 729 | 90.8% | 29.0% |
| Herrera Elementary School HOUSTON | 721 | 90.3% | 43.6% |
| Rogers Academy SAN ANTONIO | 756 | 93.1% | 22.4% |
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 Weslaco Pike Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,490 of 4,401 | #55 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,289 of 4,466 ▼ 889 | #155 of 183 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,960 of 4,466 ▼ 1,194 | #133 of 183 ▼ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #155 of 3,998 | #2 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #720 of 4,938 | #15 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #4,538 of 4,622 | #174 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #4,173 of 4,628 | #34 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #863 of 4,789 | #78 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #1,167 of 2,838 | #56 of 128 |
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
734
-174 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 32.4:1
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 | 734 | 33.6 | 21.8:1 | 92% (674) |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 28.4 | 25.8:1 | 89% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 33.6 | 24.9:1 | 88% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 28 | 32.4:1 | 87% (787) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 35.4 | 25.9:1 | 84% (774) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 86% (409) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (917 to 734); teachers down 5% (35.4 to 33.6).
About IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy
IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy is a medium-sized elementary school found in WESLACO, Texas. School enrollment was 734 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS counts 125 schools and 79,430 students, including IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy.
At IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy, Hispanic students make up 96% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% White. That is close to the 92% Hispanic share among all Hidalgo County residents. IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy was 21.8:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 92%.
IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 14.8 points (49.3% versus 34.5%), a top-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income is about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, which together enroll about 212,859 students.
The school nearest to IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy is IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The number of students dropped from 908 to 734 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 21.8 students per teacher, compared with 32.4 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 WESLACO
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory0.0 mi · 758
- Career and College Development Center0.4 mi · 50
- Sam Houston Elementary School0.4 mi · 761
- Airport Elementary School0.5 mi · 786
- Hidalgo County Boot Camp0.7 mi · 11
- North Bridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Weslaco Pike AcademyHow large is IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy?
IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy enrolls approximately 734 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy serve?
IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy?
At IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy public or private?
IDEA Weslaco Pike 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.