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Idea Academy

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Idea Academy ranks 3147 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Academy is a public charter elementary school located in Donna, Texas, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 767 students. The school is part of the Idea Public Schools district, which is ranked 465 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Idea Academy's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the Idea Public Schools district and the state of Texas averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading at Idea Academy was 39.06%, compared to 43.15% for Idea Public Schools and 52.02% for Texas. Similar trends are observed in STAAR Mathematics and Science, where Idea Academy's performance lags behind the district and state. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 1,713 and 3,357 out of around 4,300-4,600 Texas elementary schools.

Comparison to nearby Donna ISD schools, such as Capt D Salinas II, Julian S Adame, and Eloy Garza Salazar, suggests that these schools generally perform better on STAAR tests, especially in reading and mathematics. These Donna ISD schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students and lower student-teacher ratios compared to Idea Academy. However, Idea Academy's per-student spending is lower than some of the Donna ISD schools, suggesting that the school may be operating with fewer resources.

744

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,651

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 S 1st St
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-0203

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

3.9%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

Texas avg47%

3,147^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 61Elementary Schools in the Idea Public Schools

465^th of 961Idea Public Schools among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3147 of 4651	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3001 of 4710	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2281 of 4647	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	2528 of 4581	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3357 of 4578	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	2318 of 4479	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2371 of 4359	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	2030 of 4329	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.4	1800 of 4286	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.3	1713 of 4320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.7	3216 of 4260	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	3823 of 4221	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	3564 of 4206	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	2768 of 4095	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.3	1689 of 3937	57.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.4	1265 of 4461	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.0	2420 of 4331	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	890 of 4295	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	2126 of 4240	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1680 of 2918	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	2493 of 3668	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	1583 of 3556	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1749 of 3487	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2123 of 3446	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	1620 of 3333	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	2103 of 3226	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	2471 of 3744	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	2943 of 4658	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	2023 of 4588	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2720 of 4561	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3490 of 4499	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2233 of 4348	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	2551 of 4306	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2097 of 3644	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	2822 of 4465	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	1665 of 4401	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2063 of 4376	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	2927 of 4329	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1845 of 4188	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	1947 of 4168	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1739 of 3705	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2501 of 4594	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	1191 of 4521	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	1516 of 4477	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	2768 of 4451	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	1400 of 4309	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	1684 of 4264	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	2393 of 3739	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3336 of 4647	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2427 of 4585	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2323 of 4563	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	2998 of 4498	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2423 of 4357	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2313 of 4319	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	3030 of 3549	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4022 of 4292	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2039 of 4086	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	1366 of 3952	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	2169 of 3799	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	1020 of 3684	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	23.3	3149 of 3558	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2352 of 2612	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	2275 of 3108	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	2290 of 3106	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-9 vs state

Mathematics33%-13 vs state

Science27%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Idea Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	401 S 1st St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-0203	744	35	21.5	97.3%	29 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	711 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	3147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%		37.3	3001^st of 4710 public elementary schools	36.3%	146								39.1	46.5	52.3	24.8	38.3	35.4	26.7	$9,651
M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	503 S Hutto Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1990	413	21	19.4	87.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	412 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$11,690
J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy	Public	1-5	503 S Hutto Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1995	299	22	13.7	95.3%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	296 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	3341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.1	2661^st of 4710 public elementary schools	43.5%	680	8.3	27.3		16.0	10.0			39.2	47.7	41.1	19.2	44.2	34.4	22.2	$12,302
A M Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 S 11th St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1900	580	34	17.1	93.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	3127^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.8%		26.9	3656^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.4%	529	5.9	35.7	37.5	0.0	50.0			45.0	52.2	46.6	32.5	42.6	30.2	19.4	$8,509
Le Noir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 N Main St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1685	457	28	16.3	82.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%		36.6	3054^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.2%	832	72.7	55.6	33.3	9.1	87.5	18.2	0.0	49.2	63.2	53.2	37.3	68.3	25.5	8.5	$10,066
C Stainke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1309 S Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1940	509	33	15.4	88.0%	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.9	2329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%		34.7	3167^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.8%	838	13.6	25.0	40.0	25.0	12.5	40.0	20.0	43.6	67.2	46.9	43.9	36.2	38.8	28.6	$11,067
Guzman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 S D Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1920	291	22	13.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%		36.6	3053^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	35.2%		0.0	0.0	23.5	0.0				52.6	36.2	39.0	34.2	45.1	41.4	18.2	$12,271
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3207 N Goolie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1977	446	28	15.9	95.1%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49	2198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%		32.9	3283^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	30.3%	1085	30.0	44.4	23.1	9.1	15.8	18.2	7.7	32.6	50.0	60.0	40.0	50.8	43.9	27.7	$10,111
T Price Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 E Roberts	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1303	416	25	16.6	90.1%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	411 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.2	3106^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%		50.7	2136^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.6%	970	25.0	30.0	0.0	25.0	11.1	11.1	0.0	48.8	45.6	39.6	32.6	52.9	28.8	12.3	$9,063
Capt D Salinas II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 783-1332	457	33	13.6	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.1%		38.2	2943^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	37.5%	717	20.8	34.5	42.1	50.0	13.8	28.6	25.0	44.2	45.2	55.7	55.8	50.0	48.0	16.7	$10,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Academy

What is the racial makeup of Idea Academy?

Students at Idea Academy are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

Is Idea Academy a good school?

Idea Academy ranks 3147^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Idea Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Idea Academy.

What district is Idea Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

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