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Idea Edinburg Academy

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Idea Edinburg Academy ranks 3328 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Edinburg Academy is a K-5 charter school in Edinburg, TX, serving 728 students as part of the Idea Public Schools district, and it has experienced a dramatic and sustained decline in performance over the past several years, dropping from a top-tier ranking in the 85th percentile statewide in 2016 to the 28th percentile in the most recent data.

This school was once a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the 80th-85th percentile from 2015 to 2018, but it has since fallen to become the lowest-ranked school among its nearby peers. Test scores on the STAAR exam are now significantly below both district and state averages, with mathematics being a critical weakness—only 30.5% of 3rd graders and 28.6% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to top local schools like Austin Elementary, which achieved 88% and 83% proficiency, respectively. Reading scores are also below average, with 3rd and 4th grade proficiency hovering around 41-47%. The school has a higher student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1, compared to an average of roughly 15:1 at nearby schools, and lower per-student spending of about $8,986, versus over $11,500 at neighboring traditional public schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.

Interestingly, the school has shown a glimmer of hope for its Special Education students, who ranked in the 84th percentile in the 2023-2024 school year, though this has since dropped. A striking comparison is with Truman Elementary, located just 0.9 miles away, which serves a similar demographic but consistently outperforms Idea Edinburg in nearly every subject and grade level, ranking in the 56th percentile. This suggests the school’s challenges are likely related to school-level factors like curriculum, instruction, or resource allocation, rather than solely its student population. While 5th-grade Science scores (28.5% proficient) are a potential bright spot, being higher than several nearby schools, the overall trend points to a school in need of urgent intervention to reverse its downward trajectory.

728

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,261

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2753 N Roegiers Rd
Edinburg, TX 78541

(956) 287-6100

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

3.7%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 57 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

3,328^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 57 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	31.7	3328 of 4627	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	3265 of 4651	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2584 of 4710	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2674 of 4647	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	1716 of 4581	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	2826 of 4578	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1464 of 4479	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	868 of 4359	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	732 of 4329	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.8	657 of 4286	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	410 of 4320	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	80.9	673 of 4260	84.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.0	1111 of 4461	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	2103 of 4331	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	572 of 4295	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	191 of 4240	95.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1947 of 2918	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2092 of 3668	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2300 of 3556	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	1401 of 3487	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	1786 of 3446	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	1142 of 3333	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	467 of 3226	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	3278 of 4575	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	2473 of 3744	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	2238 of 4658	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2580 of 4588	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	1530 of 4561	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	2926 of 4499	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	1439 of 4348	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	831 of 4306	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	3129 of 4413	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	2262 of 3644	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	2051 of 4465	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2267 of 4401	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.4	1194 of 4376	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	40.2	2564 of 4329	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	1067 of 4188	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	543 of 4168	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	3062 of 4520	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	2399 of 3705	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2589 of 4594	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2524 of 4521	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	1178 of 4477	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	35.9	2999 of 4451	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	872 of 4309	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	333 of 4264	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	3285 of 4582	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	2619 of 3739	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	2939 of 4647	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	2753 of 4585	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	1966 of 4563	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	2680 of 4498	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	1531 of 4357	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	974 of 4319	77.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	2872 of 4301	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	1484 of 3549	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	669 of 4292	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	1628 of 4086	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.7	2804 of 3558	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	2814 of 3006	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.3	2606 of 2612	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2781 of 3108	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2897 of 3106	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.0	1015 of 3142	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)75th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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 Edinburg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2753 N Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6100	728	34	21.3	86.1%	27 (3.7%)	8 (1.1%)	682 (93.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31.7	3328^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		32.9	3265^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%	63			41.0	46.7	53.2	30.5	40.0	28.6	$10,261
Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Rogers Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2555	696	43	16.1	85.9%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	682 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51.6	2030^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.1%		52.2	2011^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.8%	19			46.8	51.2	55.4	50.7	54.8	40.2	$9,644
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Russell Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2540	640	40	15.9	87.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	637 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	2411^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.9%		33.6	3218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	807			47.6	51.1	40.2	38.8	54.6	46.4	$9,913
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1319 E Lovett St	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2525	400	28	14.2	89.3%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (98.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	2528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.4%		57.2	1714^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	814			35.3	48.4	57.4	37.3	53.2	38.9	$11,533
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 E Kuhn St	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2331	366	26	14.0	86.6%	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	359 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.4	598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		94.7	195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	403			84.0	57.1	69.1	88.0	57.1	83.3	$13,000
Monte Cristo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2362	535	35	15.1	92.9%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	530 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.6	2233^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.7%		44.3	2478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	245	0.0	20.0	53.5	42.3	56.4	33.9	51.3	48.7	$11,403
Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4014 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2377	543	33	16.3	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	2145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		56.5	1751^st of 4651 public elementary schools	62.4%	394			43.3	38.5	53.7	49.3	60.3	47.8	$10,742
Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Davis Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2410	625	38	16.3	89.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71.2	1086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.7	973^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	79.1%	113			59.3	50.0	63.6	59.8	58.0	66.2	$10,104
L B Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Sprague St	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2358	402	26	15.2	84.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.2	1900^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.9%		53.6	1930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	30			40.4	43.1	60.9	42.1	55.4	64.1	$11,102
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 S 12th Ave	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2385	511	34	15.1	64.8%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (96.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	87.9	458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.1	405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%	53			82.3	69.6	77.6	77.5	66.1	53.5	$11,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Edinburg Academy

What is the racial makeup of Idea Edinburg Academy?

Students at Idea Edinburg Academy are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Idea Edinburg Academy a good school?

Idea Edinburg Academy ranks 3328^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Idea Edinburg Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Idea Edinburg Academy.

What district is Idea Edinburg Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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