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Idea South Flores Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5
3675th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Idea South Flores Academy in San Antonio, TX, serves 680 students in grades K-5 and is part of the Idea Public Schools district, with about 72% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch in the 2024-2025 school year.

This school has experienced a dramatic shift in performance over the past several years. From 2016 to 2019, it was a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the 72nd to 82nd percentile statewide. However, it has seen a significant decline, dropping to the 21st percentile in 2025-2026. This is a unique trend compared to nearby schools like H W Schulze Elementary, which has been improving and now ranks higher. One bright spot is that 5th-grade students at Idea South Flores Academy perform well in reading and math, with scores that exceed the district average and are competitive with the state average. This suggests the school may have effective strategies for older students, even as younger grades struggle.

The school operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio (24:1) and spends significantly less per student ($8,672) compared to nearby schools in the Harlandale Independent School District (Isd), which spend between $11,416 and $13,765 per student and have ratios around 14:1 to 16:1. This difference in resources may be a factor in the school's recent challenges. Interestingly, the school has historically been very effective with students flagged as "At Risk," but has struggled to meet the needs of students facing economic hardship. For parents, this means the school offers a unique mix of strengths and weaknesses, with notable success in upper grades but clear challenges in early-grade instruction and overall resource allocation.

680
Students ?
24.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,042
Per pupil spending ?
71.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6919 S Flores
       San Antonio, TX  78221

(210) 239-4150

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.2%
White:
5.1%
African American:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg40%
Texas avg51%
3,675th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 39 pts since 2016
From top 41% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
40th of 62Elementary Schools in the Idea Public Schools
546th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.33675 of 462720.6%★☆☆☆☆
202538.52888 of 465137.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.33377 of 471028.3%★☆☆☆☆
202350.72140 of 464753.9%★★★☆☆
202278.2828 of 458181.9%★★★★☆
202168.21191 of 457874.0%★★★★☆
201976.4827 of 447981.5%★★★★☆
201876.8785 of 435982.0%★★★★☆
201765.51225 of 432971.7%★★★★☆
201660.41745 of 428659.3%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202276.5551 of 446187.6%★★★★☆
202162.91059 of 433175.5%★★★★☆
201974.8608 of 429585.8%★★★★☆
201879.5437 of 424089.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.22418 of 291817.1%★☆☆☆☆
202440.02220 of 366839.5%★★☆☆☆
202345.31930 of 355645.7%★★☆☆☆
202275.0509 of 348785.4%★★★★☆
202163.9834 of 344675.8%★★★★☆
201949.41597 of 333352.1%★★★☆☆
201875.3458 of 322685.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.73768 of 457517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202539.12328 of 374437.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.83312 of 465828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202351.62044 of 458855.4%★★★☆☆
202279.2714 of 456184.3%★★★★☆
202169.91062 of 449976.4%★★★★☆
201972.1925 of 434878.7%★★★★☆
201869.61055 of 430675.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.43568 of 441319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202545.52017 of 364444.6%★★☆☆☆
202436.43032 of 446532.1%★★☆☆☆
202356.81671 of 440162.0%★★★☆☆
202283.5402 of 437690.8%★★★★★
202175.1672 of 432984.5%★★★★☆
201982.2393 of 418890.6%★★★★★
201883.1392 of 416890.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.53554 of 452021.4%★☆☆☆☆
202546.61980 of 370546.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.42943 of 459435.9%★★☆☆☆
202356.61731 of 452161.7%★★★☆☆
202286.5264 of 447794.1%★★★★★
202180.7408 of 445190.8%★★★★★
201984.5280 of 430993.5%★★★★★
201884.5288 of 426493.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.73482 of 458224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202542.72100 of 373943.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.13312 of 464728.7%★☆☆☆☆
202348.72228 of 458551.4%★★★☆☆
202273.2989 of 456378.3%★★★★☆
202165.11269 of 449871.8%★★★★☆
201977.9709 of 435783.7%★★★★☆
201878.8697 of 431983.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.43146 of 430126.9%★☆☆☆☆
202560.11057 of 354970.2%★★★★☆
202453.61666 of 429261.2%★★★☆☆
202329.63160 of 408622.7%★☆☆☆☆
202273.7554 of 395286.0%★★★★☆
202167.4650 of 379982.9%★★★★☆
201950.11408 of 368461.8%★★★☆☆
201860.2916 of 355874.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202557.51073 of 261258.9%★★★☆☆
202451.71537 of 310850.5%★★★☆☆
202362.01135 of 310663.5%★★★☆☆
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)
At Risk (2022)88th percentile+6 vs school
White (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school
Special Education (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school
Female (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading42%-12 vs state
Mathematics31%-16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Idea South Flores Academy.

Idea South Flores Academy ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Idea South Flores Academy are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American.


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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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