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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873013851
Irving Dual Language Academy
1300 DELGADO ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78207 · (210) 738-9740 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- AThree-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
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
493 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 84 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 37% larger than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Irving Dual Language Academy
Irving Dual Language Academy's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Dual Language Academy this school | 557 | 88.5% | 39.1% |
| Guerra Elementary School EDINBURG | 545 | 88.4% | 43.7% |
| Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School WESLACO | 552 | 87.9% | 52.0% |
| Zapata North Elementary School ZAPATA | 571 | 88.6% | 49.5% |
| Zavala Elementary School EDINBURG | 565 | 88.0% | 32.3% |
| Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 554 | 87.2% | N/A |
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 Irving Dual Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,706 of 4,401 | #138 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,432 of 4,466 ▲ 54 | #67 of 317 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,669 of 4,466 ▲ 615 | #93 of 317 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #543 of 3,998 | #43 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,981 of 4,938 | #145 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,613 of 4,622 | #178 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #4,372 of 4,628 | #305 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #1,230 of 4,789 | #107 of 327 |
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
557
+123 (+28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 557 | 36.7 | 15.2:1 | 89% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 36.6 | 15.3:1 | 93% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 92% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 86% (375) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Dual Language Academy.
About Irving Dual Language Academy
Irving Dual Language Academy runs as a mid-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It had 557 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8.
SAN ANTONIO ISD runs Irving Dual Language Academy along with 99 other schools, enrolling 47,623 students in total.
The share of students at Irving Dual Language Academy who are Hispanic is 98%. County-wide, 60% of Bexar County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
For every teacher at Irving Dual Language Academy, there are about 15.2 students; the school has 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. There are 493 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 89% of enrollment. It compares with 63% for public schools in Bexar County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Irving Dual Language Academy outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Irving Dual Language Academy's results are 3.3 points above predicted: 39.1% against 35.9%.
In Bexar County, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Bexar County, 638 public schools serve about 368,487 students.
Irving Dual Language Academy's nearest public school is David Crockett Academy (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Irving Dual Language Academy ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 28%, from 434 to 557.
This page is set up for the Irving Dual Language Academy community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
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- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
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- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 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
- David Crockett Academy0.4 mi · 717
- Ogden Elementary School0.5 mi · 335
- Nelson Early Childhood Campus0.6 mi · 162
- Fenwick Academy1.0 mi · 593
- Margil Elementary School1.0 mi · 420
- KIPP Un Mundo Primary School1.1 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Dual Language AcademyHow many students attend Irving Dual Language Academy?
Irving Dual Language Academy enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-08.
Is Irving Dual Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Irving Dual Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Irving Dual Language Academy have?
Irving Dual Language Academy employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Irving Dual Language Academy?
Student demographics at Irving Dual Language Academy are roughly 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Irving Dual Language Academy public or private?
Irving Dual Language Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.