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Idea San Juan Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3927^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Academy San Juan is a K-5 elementary school in San Juan, TX, serving 617 students as part of the Idea Public Schools charter network, where about 88-91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has recently experienced a sharp decline, dropping to a 1-star rating (15th percentile statewide) in the 2025-2026 school year, its lowest ranking in recent history. This is a significant fall from its previous 2-star status and stands in stark contrast to nearby schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), which consistently earn 3 or 4 stars and rank in the 53rd to 73rd percentile.

Test score gaps are particularly wide in math and reading. For example, in 5th-grade math, only 24.78% of Idea Academy students are proficient, compared to 53.45% at the nearby Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary (just 0.47 miles away) and district averages around 55%. The school also spends less per student—about $9,073—compared to neighboring PSJA schools, which spend between $10,617 and $12,975. While the school has historically shown strength with its "At Risk" students (ranking in the 81st percentile in 2018-2019) and special education students (89th percentile in 2024-2025), both groups saw dramatic drops in the most recent year, suggesting a systemic issue that emerged recently.

This sharp, across-the-board decline in the 2025-2026 school year demands urgent attention. The school’s performance with its White student subgroup fell to the 1st percentile, indicating a critical weakness in meeting diverse student needs. Despite these challenges, Idea Academy has proven it can support vulnerable students in the past, so the key will be rediscovering and reapplying those successful strategies to reverse the current trend. For parents considering this school, it’s important to weigh these recent struggles against the stronger performance of nearby PSJA elementary schools, which offer higher proficiency rates and more consistent ratings.

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 — 51st percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Texas avg50%

3,927^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 62Elementary Schools in the Idea Public Schools

539^th of 947Idea 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
2026	22.4	3927 of 4643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.5	3678 of 4588	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.7	3561 of 4425	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.7	3684 of 4535	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.0	4003 of 4597	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.0	3729 of 4308	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	6.2	2971 of 3015	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

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

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Idea San Juan Academy	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%)	22.4	3927^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.4%		37.4	2959^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%	968							28.3	37.0	52.7	30.3	34.3	24.8	$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%)	36.5	2997^th of 4643 public elementary schools	35.5%		30.5	3393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.0%	396	28.6	47.8					57.6	30.3	48.2	31.2	31.5	53.5	$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%)	62.5	1495^th of 4643 public elementary schools	67.8%		51.8	2040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.1%	545	66.7	76.9	71.4				55.7	41.9	46.8	61.4	59.2	64.4	$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%)	58.7	1669^th of 4643 public elementary schools	64.1%		40.4	2748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%	1079							57.1	52.5	45.1	56.3	62.2	45.1	$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%)	55.4	1839^th of 4643 public elementary schools	60.4%		38.6	2877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	1038							48.4	46.2	56.8	45.3	55.4	57.5	$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%)	67.7	1243^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	73.2%		54.9	1847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	604		63.6					55.6	50.0	63.8	52.8	67.1	54.3	$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%)	62.8	1477^th of 4643 public elementary schools	68.2%		44.6	2464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	987	29.4	26.7	33.3				60.0	47.6	59.7	52.5	57.1	50.7	$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%)	60.7	1587^th of 4643 public elementary schools	65.8%		49.1	2191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%	604		50.0					48.3	51.6	68.3	51.7	48.7	55.0	$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%)	60.7	1589^th of 4643 public elementary schools	65.8%		60	1578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%	11			100.0				40.7	58.8	65.5	31.0	69.1	62.6	$9,894

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Idea San Juan Academy ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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Idea Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Idea San Juan Academy?

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

How many students attend Idea San Juan Academy?

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

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