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Idea Academy Mission

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Idea Academy Mission ranks 2188 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Academy Mission is a K-5 charter school in Mission, TX, serving 664 students as part of the Idea Public Schools district, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional support of Special Education students, ranking in the 94th percentile (5-star rating) in 2024-2025—a dramatic improvement that far exceeds any nearby school, which don't even report data for this group. It also consistently performs well with low-income students, earning a 4-star rating in the 72nd to 75th percentile over the last three years, showing it effectively closes achievement gaps despite serving a high-poverty community.

However, the school shows a clear split between subjects: students excel in Reading, with 4th and 5th graders scoring near the state average, but struggle in Mathematics, where 3rd graders hit only 38.1% proficiency—over 6 points below the state. Science scores for 5th graders are also a concern, hovering near the state average. Compared to top-performing neighbor Leal Elementary (82nd percentile), Idea Academy lags significantly, especially in 5th-grade Math (39% vs. 71% proficient), despite both schools serving similar high-poverty populations. The school also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio (16.8:1) than nearby schools like Excellence In Leadership Academy (11:1) and spends about $3,000 to $4,500 less per student than peers like E B Reyna Elementary and Leo J Leo Elementary, reflecting a charter school efficiency model that achieves solid results with fewer resources.

A notable red flag is the school's performance on the Spanish STAAR test, where 4th and 5th graders scored 0% proficient in both Reading and Math in 2023-2024, suggesting English Language Learner students taking the test in Spanish may not be getting adequate support. Overall, Idea Academy Mission offers a mixed picture: strong for Special Education and low-income students, with efficient operations, but with clear math and science gaps that parents should investigate further.

664

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,111

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 S Schuerbach Rd
Mission, TX 78572

(956) 583-8315

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.6%

White:

1.8%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2021 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2026) from a 34th-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Idea Public Schools

✓Above the Texas median (53rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

2,188^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

546^th of 951Idea 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	48.5	2188 of 4627	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	2156 of 4651	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	1992 of 4710	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2642 of 4647	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	2252 of 4581	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	3015 of 4578	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	1482 of 4479	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	1752 of 4359	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.7	2145 of 4329	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	1505 of 4286	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	1734 of 4320	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.2	2736 of 4260	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	11.9	4044 of 4221	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	1188 of 4461	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	1620 of 4331	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	501 of 4295	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	796 of 4240	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	941 of 2918	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	1221 of 3668	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1622 of 3556	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	1311 of 3487	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	1644 of 3446	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	879 of 3333	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	1076 of 3226	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2441 of 4575	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	1754 of 3744	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	2046 of 4658	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	2867 of 4588	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2271 of 4561	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	2761 of 4499	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	1587 of 4348	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	1625 of 4306	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	1744 of 4413	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	1245 of 3644	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1664 of 4465	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	2061 of 4401	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	1741 of 4376	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	2547 of 4329	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	1045 of 4188	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	1405 of 4168	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	1284 of 4520	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	912 of 3705	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	1293 of 4594	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	1670 of 4521	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	1322 of 4477	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.2	2513 of 4451	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	789 of 4309	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	1003 of 4264	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	2030 of 4582	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	1445 of 3739	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	2151 of 4647	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2374 of 4585	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2271 of 4563	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	3180 of 4498	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.6	1393 of 4357	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	1986 of 4319	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	706 of 4301	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	202 of 3549	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	45.5	2198 of 4292	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	1607 of 4086	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	2531 of 3952	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	1276 of 3684	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.3	3149 of 3558	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)84th percentile+31 vs school

At Risk (2022)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Academy Mission	Public, Charter	K-5	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	664	39	16.8	93.4%	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	648 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.5	2188^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.7%		49.7	2156^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.6%	32					44.1	53.4	57.3				38.1	56.9	39.0					$11,111
Leal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-4600	436	29	15.0	89.2%	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	425 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.3	822^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	82.2%		66.2	1303^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.0%	481	80.0	11.1			71.4	52.7	70.4				60.4	58.7	70.9					$10,627
Jose De Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 N Schuebach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2410	614	39	15.6	86.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	610 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79	794^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.8%		70	1140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.5%	346	40.0	63.6			50.0	66.2	73.2				51.5	76.5	67.1					$7,813
Excellence In Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	915 W Expy 83	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-9504	183	17	11.0	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	182 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	4219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.8%		34.7	3150^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%	1069				75.0	13.3	42.9	33.3	55.6	47.1	77.8	26.7	28.6	16.7	11.1	17.7	10.0	33.3	$16,234
Brillante Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	706 N Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Brillante Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 474-3242	354	13	27.8	83.9%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	347 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)					28.6						20.0							$16,456
Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Holland Ave	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-4000	307	23	13.5	91.2%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.3	2929^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.7%		26.3	3645^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.6%	716	50.0	33.3	18.2		45.2	40.4	30.0				48.9	43.4	37.5					$13,121
Vanguard Monet	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1020 N Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 403-5020	198	13	15.8	91.4%	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.4	1991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	57.0%		20.8	3982^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	1991					41.2	66.7	38.5	52.4			23.5	85.7	61.5	28.6				$15,043
Marcell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 N Holland	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6400	378	27	13.8	86.5%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54.1	1903^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	58.9%		36	3054^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.3%	1151	20.0	60.0			66.7	53.7	60.5				32.7	58.8	29.0					$11,802
E B Reyna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 E Veterans Blvd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2390	523	35	14.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	520 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43.7	2464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.7%		40.1	2766^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.5%	302	14.3				38.3	47.6	62.1				27.3	47.6	51.7					$9,845
Leo J Leo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Roque Salinas	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2370	319	25	12.6	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.5	4266^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.8%		26.8	3623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.1%	643	5.9	44.4	0.0		19.2	48.3	37.5				9.3	34.2	23.1					$11,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Academy Mission

What is the racial makeup of Idea Academy Mission?

Students at Idea Academy Mission are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Idea Academy Mission a good school?

Idea Academy Mission ranks 2188^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Idea Academy Mission in?

Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Academy Mission?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Idea Academy Mission.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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