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Idea Academy Weslaco

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Idea Academy Weslaco ranks 3063 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3063^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Academy Weslaco is a K-5 charter school in Weslaco, TX, serving 649 students as part of the Idea Public Schools district, and it serves a high-poverty community where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has experienced a notable decline in recent years. Once a top performer, ranking in the 80th to 86th percentile statewide from 2015 to 2018, it has since dropped to the 34th percentile and now holds a 2-star rating. This downward trend stands in contrast to many nearby traditional public schools in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd), such as Sam Houston Elementary and Raul A Gonzalez Junior Elementary, which have maintained or improved their rankings in the 65th-80th percentile range. The school’s performance is also inconsistent across grade levels. For example, 4th grade math is a relative strength (52.99% proficient, outperforming the district), while 3rd grade math is a significant weakness (28.16% proficient, below the state average). This "rollercoaster" effect suggests student success may depend heavily on the specific teacher or instructional approach for a given grade.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. Fifth grade reading has been a consistent strength, with 54.7% of students proficient, competitive with higher-performing neighbors. The school also spends less per student ($9,061) than nearby Weslaco ISD schools (which range from $9,780 to $12,181), while maintaining a similar student-teacher ratio. However, the school must urgently address its struggling 3rd-grade math program and support for Special Education students, who rank in the 10th percentile. The success of its 4th-grade math and 5th-grade reading programs provides a blueprint for what is possible, but the school needs to replicate that success school-wide to compete with the stable and improving traditional public schools in its own backyard.

649

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,096

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2931 E Sugar Cane Dr
Weslaco, TX 78599

(956) 351-4100

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

White:

3.9%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2016

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

3,063^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	35.3	3063 of 4627	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	2861 of 4651	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	2888 of 4710	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2710 of 4647	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	2029 of 4581	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	3153 of 4578	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	1590 of 4479	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	809 of 4359	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	622 of 4329	85.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	857 of 4286	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	677 of 4320	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	69.1	1259 of 4260	70.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	1484 of 4461	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	2234 of 4331	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.5	507 of 4295	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	407 of 4240	90.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1524 of 2918	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	1879 of 3668	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1972 of 3556	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	1802 of 3487	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	2057 of 3446	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	867 of 3333	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	608 of 3226	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	2879 of 4575	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	2529 of 3744	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3311 of 4658	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3135 of 4588	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2441 of 4561	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	3196 of 4499	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	1628 of 4348	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	807 of 4306	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	2725 of 4413	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	2070 of 3644	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	2447 of 4465	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	2156 of 4401	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	1566 of 4376	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.6	2787 of 4329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	1106 of 4188	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	466 of 4168	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	2520 of 4520	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	1937 of 3705	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	2457 of 4594	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	1972 of 4521	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1307 of 4477	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.4	2506 of 4451	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	694 of 4309	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	239 of 4264	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	3159 of 4582	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	2144 of 3739	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2494 of 4647	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	2353 of 4585	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	1785 of 4563	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	3021 of 4498	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	1538 of 4357	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	852 of 4319	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	2453 of 4301	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	2492 of 3549	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	3876 of 4292	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	2870 of 4086	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.8	333 of 3799	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	2404 of 3006	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	1845 of 2612	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1887 of 3108	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Academy Weslaco	Public, Charter	K-5	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	649	29	22.5	88.6%	25 (3.9%)	4 (0.6%)	619 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3063^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.8%		38.8	2861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.5%	202			41.8	34.2	54.7			28.2	53.0	37.6				$9,096
A N Rico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2202 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6815	780	38	20.5	89.4%	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	768 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49.1	2170^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		43.1	2563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.9%	393			54.4	36.5	57.8			40.4	50.5	50.0				$9,469
Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Mile 10 N	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6587	503	28	17.8	88.3%	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.5	2416^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.3	2753^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.8%	337			50.7	41.1	49.3			49.3	49.3	38.2				$11,459
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1000 E Pike Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4850	734	34	21.8	91.8%	28 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	702 (95.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.8	3580^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.6%		52.7	1981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	57.4%	1599			33.3	36.0	60.3			27.4	34.8	34.2				$9,909
Airport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 N Airport Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6770	786	44	18.0	86.3%	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	59.4	1639^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.6%		34.7	3151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%	1512			52.9	55.9	63.9			41.9	57.8	44.6				$10,346
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 N Cantu	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6740	761	38	20.0	85.3%	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	744 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.2	1174^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.6%		71.7	1062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%	112			56.3	48.7	62.7			59.8	58.3	67.0				$9,893
Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	326	22	14.8	82.8%	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (96.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.9	2450^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.0%		27.9	3554^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.6%	1104	29.4	35.3	54.6	22.2	54.2	41.2	46.2	48.5	48.2	29.2	52.9	65.4	11.8	$9,763
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Mile 10	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6790	685	30	22.5	79.6%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	678 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	3647^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.2%		25.7	3686^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%	39			37.7	50.6	26.4			26.0	48.4	23.1				$10,782
Cleckler/Heald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Sugarcane	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6888	909	41	22.3	82.5%	23 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	885 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.5	1633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	64.7%		74.1	961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%	672			58.8	58.7	54.2			48.9	54.6	45.1				$9,171
Raul A Gonzalez Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 N 5 1/2 W	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6760	552	26	21.5	87.9%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	546 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75	938^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		66.4	1291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.2%	353			57.8	73.6	66.3			44.4	62.1	66.7				$9,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Academy Weslaco

What district is Idea Academy Weslaco in?

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Is Idea Academy Weslaco a good school?

Idea Academy Weslaco ranks 3063^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Idea Academy Weslaco?

Students at Idea Academy Weslaco are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend Idea Academy Weslaco?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Idea Academy Weslaco.

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