Elementary · Texas
IDEA Owassa Academy
CharterFree meals for allIDEA Owassa Academy, a public elementary school in Pharr, Texas: grades k–5, 699 students, 21.1 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
- 699
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.2
- Students per teacher
- 21.1
- 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 89% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 80% of elementary schools in Texas
Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared
Larger than 89% 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%53%proficient
+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in Texas
Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared
360 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Texas: 42%45%proficient
+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 57% of elementary schools in Texas
Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared
358 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
- Small city
- 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
- 1000 E Owassa Rd, Pharr, TX 78577
- Phone
- (956)351-4959
- City or town
- Pharr
- County
- Hidalgo County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Escandon ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 605 | 15.6 | 61% | 53% |
Dr William Long ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 767 | 18.1 | 53% | 39% |
Alfonso Ramirez ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 661 | 16.9 | 68% | 56% |
Arnoldo Cantu Sr ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 598 | 17.0 | 47% | 39% |
Allen & William Arnold ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 657 | 16.8 | 56% | 48% |
Drs Reed - Mock ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 509 | 15.1 | 51% | 45% |
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.
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.
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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