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Idea Academy San Juan

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Idea Academy San Juan ranks 2959 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Academy San Juan is a public charter elementary school serving 717 students in grades K-5 in San Juan, Texas. The school is part of the Idea Public Schools district, which is ranked 465 out of 961 districts in the state.

Despite being a charter school, Idea Academy San Juan has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, typically between 2,000-3,000 out of around 4,500 schools. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Texas elementary schools. This is likely due to the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, lower academic performance across reading, math, and science, and weaker performance for certain student subgroups like female students and English language learners.

Interestingly, Idea Academy San Juan does not appear to have a clear advantage over the nearby traditional public elementary schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. The school's performance metrics are quite similar, and it spends less per student while having a higher student-teacher ratio. This raises questions about the added value of the charter model in this particular context.

617

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,385

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 E Sioux Rd
San Juan, TX 78589

(956) 702-5150

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

4.5%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Texas avg47%

2,959^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	37.4	2959 of 4651	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	2494 of 4710	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3103 of 4647	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3107 of 4581	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3011 of 4578	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2452 of 4479	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2100 of 4359	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.7	2798 of 4329	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.4	2089 of 4286	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.9	2500 of 4320	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	2432 of 4260	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.8	2032 of 4461	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	2025 of 4331	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	833 of 4295	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	856 of 4240	79.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1861 of 2918	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	1831 of 3668	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	2512 of 3556	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2214 of 3487	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	1953 of 3446	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1441 of 3333	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1265 of 3226	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	2530 of 3744	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2551 of 4658	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3322 of 4588	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3306 of 4561	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3069 of 4499	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2776 of 4348	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	1891 of 4306	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2078 of 3644	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	2013 of 4465	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	2604 of 4401	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2762 of 4376	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	2706 of 4329	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2041 of 4188	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	1654 of 4168	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1823 of 3705	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	1891 of 4594	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2692 of 4521	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2524 of 4477	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	2705 of 4451	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1877 of 4309	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1527 of 4264	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	2215 of 3739	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2439 of 4647	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2821 of 4585	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	2905 of 4563	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	2870 of 4498	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2063 of 4357	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2400 of 4319	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	386 of 3549	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	1163 of 4292	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	827 of 4086	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	1924 of 3952	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	2159 of 3684	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1944 of 2612	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+53 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 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 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 San Juan	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Sioux Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 702-5150	617	33	18.6	87.8%	28 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	582 (94.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.4	2959^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%		45.2	2494^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.0%	465			20.0		20.0	0.0	44.3	50.9	50.9	33.6	34.2	32.8	27.0	$10,385
Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 E El Dora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2900	401	26	15.4	98.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.5	3393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.0%		52.8	1996^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.6%	1397	20.0	9.1	33.3	20.0		25.0	34.6	50.0	41.2	31.1	37.9	30.9	19.2	$13,401
Drs Reed - Mock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Eldora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2890	509	34	15.1	98.2%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	503 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	2040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.1%		52	2053^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	43.8	80.0	40.0				46.4	48.4	52.0	28.8	59.5	47.5	38.7	$11,274
Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 N R Longoria	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2850	598	35	16.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	594 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.4	2748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%		46.3	2425^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.5%	323	50.0		40.0		0.0	0.0	38.7	44.9	55.8	28.9	50.7	38.4	25.6	$10,076
John Doedyns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 N Raul Longoria Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2740	391	29	13.6	93.9%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.6	2877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%		36.9	3030^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.7%	153	20.0						35.2	53.1	50.0	28.8	46.9	39.1	26.1	$12,661
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	557	34	16.3	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.9	1847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%		51.6	2077^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.9%	230	31.3		33.3				51.4	57.1	57.6	46.1	51.4	44.8	25.5	$10,693
Vida N Clover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Carrol St	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2730	378	25	14.8	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	376 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	2464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%		30.5	3430^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.2%	966	0.0	35.3	66.7				52.6	56.4	54.2	24.6	48.6	33.9	25.0	$11,327
Santos Livas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 N Alamo Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2840	515	30	17.3	89.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.1	2191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%		46.4	2411^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.8%	220	35.3	25.0	57.1			0.0	50.0	69.2	53.1	40.3	46.7	27.3	33.7	$11,675
Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1200 E Polk Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	167	11	15.6	84.4%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$16,909
Augusto Guerra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 Fm495	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2810	731	42	17.5	96.7%	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	724 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60	1578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%		50.7	2135^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.7%	557	28.6	68.8					40.0	65.9	63.3	29.8	68.4	46.7	34.4	$9,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Academy San Juan

What district is Idea Academy San Juan in?

Idea Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Idea Academy San Juan?

Students at Idea Academy San Juan are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

Is Idea Academy San Juan a good school?

Idea Academy San Juan ranks 2959^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Idea Academy San Juan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Idea Academy San Juan.

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