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How has IDEA YUKON ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
736
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114276
IDEA Yukon Academy
7300 E YUKON RD, ODESSA, TX 79765 · (432) 247-8700 · Ector County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
282 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 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
47%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Yukon Academy
IDEA Yukon Academy's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Yukon Academy this school | 736 | 38.3% | 40.7% |
| Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy HOUSTON | 715 | 39.2% | 62.0% |
| Hoffmann Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 754 | 34.2% | 45.3% |
| Franklin Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 676 | 36.1% | 47.4% |
| Lieck Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 631 | 39.6% | 49.4% |
| Henderson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 819 | 36.0% | 54.6% |
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 Yukon Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,502 of 4,401 | #8 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,172 of 4,466 ▼ 874 | #16 of 30 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,792 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #3 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,629 of 3,998 | #12 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #711 of 4,938 | #6 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #4,552 of 4,622 | #23 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #2,620 of 4,628 | #6 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #3,995 of 4,789 | #33 of 33 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 736 | 33.4 | 22.0:1 | 38% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 33.9 | 21.2:1 | 50% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 57% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Yukon Academy.
About IDEA Yukon Academy
IDEA Yukon Academy is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of ODESSA, Texas. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 736 students. The school's enrollment is 42% bigger than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 125 schools and 79,430 students, and IDEA Yukon Academy is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at IDEA Yukon Academy, with 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% White and 10% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.0:1, with 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at IDEA Yukon Academy is 38%. The 71% average for public schools in Ector County is 33 points higher.
IDEA Yukon Academy is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, IDEA Yukon Academy would score about 57.3%. It scores 40.7%, a bottom-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
IDEA Yukon Academy is located in Ector County, where the median household income is $71,536, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. IDEA Yukon Academy is one of 56 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, IDEA Yukon College Preparatory, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, IDEA Yukon Academy ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place IDEA Yukon Academy in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Discussions about IDEA Yukon Academy may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ector County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,654
Census ACS
Median income
$71,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
38,123 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 ODESSA
- Permian High SchoolHigh · 4,138 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 3,814 students
- Compass Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,558 students
- Nimitz Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,310 students
- Ector College Prep Success AcademyMiddle · 1,272 students
- Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Yukon College Preparatory0.0 mi · 503
- Compass Academy Charter School1.8 mi · 1,558
- L B Johnson Elementary School3.5 mi · 475
- The STEM Academy4.0 mi · 755
- Nimitz Middle School4.2 mi · 1,310
- Blanton Elementary School4.3 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Yukon AcademyHow many students attend IDEA Yukon Academy?
IDEA Yukon Academy enrolls approximately 736 students in grades KG-05.
Is IDEA Yukon Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Yukon Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does IDEA Yukon Academy have?
IDEA Yukon Academy employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
How diverse is IDEA Yukon Academy?
IDEA Yukon Academy reports a student body of 19% White, 69% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is IDEA Yukon Academy public or private?
IDEA Yukon 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.