Elementary · Texas

IDEA Academy

CharterFree meals for all

IDEA Academy, a public elementary school in Donna, Texas: grades k–5, 744 students, 21.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of IDEA Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 744
Teachers (FTE): 34.5
Students per teacher: 21.5
Grades: K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

More students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 86% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Larger than 92% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

46%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

383 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

33%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

387 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: Charter school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: IDEA Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with IDEA Public Schools.

Location

Address: 401 S 1ST St, Donna, TX 78537
Phone: (956)464-0203
City or town: Donna
County: Hidalgo County

Website Quality of life in Donna Schools in Donna

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
M Rivas Pri Discovery AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	413	19.5	—	—	0.3 mi
J W Caceres Discovery Int AcademyFree meals for all	1–5	299	13.7	43%	33%	0.3 mi
A M Ochoa ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	580	17.2	48%	35%	0.8 mi
Le Noir ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	457	16.3	55%	45%	1.0 mi
C Stainke ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	509	15.4	53%	40%	1.0 mi
Guzman ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	291	13.2	42%	41%	1.4 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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