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Idea Weslaco Pike Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Weslaco Pike Academy is a K-5 elementary school in Weslaco, TX, serving 734 students within the Idea Public Schools charter network, where 91.83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic need in the community.

This school was once a strong performer, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide in 2022-2023, but it has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline. The most recent data shows the school has fallen to the 23rd percentile, a steep drop that is not seen in nearby schools. For example, Sam Houston Elementary, a Weslaco ISD school just 0.39 miles away, remains a consistent 4-star school (75th percentile) and now outperforms Idea Weslaco Pike Academy in every subject and grade level. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio (21.8:1) compared to many neighbors, such as Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy (14.8:1), which may be a contributing factor to the recent performance issues.

The decline appears to be a systemic issue affecting the entire school, not just one grade or student group. The school's ability to support special education students, for instance, fell from the 94th percentile to the 15th percentile. Historically, the school was a standout in 5th Grade Science, but that strength is now fading. While the school spent less per student ($8,658) than nearby Weslaco ISD schools like Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary ($12,181), suggesting past efficiency, the recent academic collapse indicates a critical need for the Idea Public Schools district to investigate and address the root causes of this school-wide failure.

734

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,909

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 E Pike Blvd
Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 351-4850

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

3.8%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2017 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

3,580^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 32 pts since 2017

From top 46% (2017) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	27.8	3580 of 4627	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.7	1981 of 4651	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	1550 of 4710	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	1133 of 4647	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	989 of 4581	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	2153 of 4578	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	1454 of 4479	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	1220 of 4359	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	49.6	1985 of 4329	54.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	84.8	308 of 4461	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	54.7	1516 of 4331	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	470 of 4295	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	686 of 4240	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	799 of 2918	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	683 of 3668	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	494 of 3556	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	412 of 3487	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	1298 of 3446	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	740 of 3333	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	643 of 3226	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	3590 of 4575	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	1692 of 3744	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	1513 of 4658	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	1093 of 4588	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	1020 of 4561	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	2439 of 4499	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	1153 of 4348	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	1087 of 4306	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	3280 of 4413	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.7	1205 of 3644	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	934 of 4465	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	652 of 4401	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	546 of 4376	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	1642 of 4329	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	953 of 4188	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	782 of 4168	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	3021 of 4520	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.6	961 of 3705	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	598 of 4594	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	386 of 4521	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	354 of 4477	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	57.1	1568 of 4451	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	686 of 4309	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	684 of 4264	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3477 of 4582	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.6	1305 of 3739	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	1283 of 4647	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1168 of 4585	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	971 of 4563	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	1811 of 4498	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	1889 of 4357	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1493 of 4319	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	3648 of 4301	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	89.1	165 of 3549	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	238 of 4292	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	39.5	2340 of 4086	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	1102 of 3952	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	2276 of 3799	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1696 of 3684	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.0	3442 of 3558	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	558 of 2612	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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 (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 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 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
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
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
Idea Weslaco Academy	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
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
Dr R E Margo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 S Bridge Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6800	1,085	50	21.5	88.6%	19 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,060 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	51.1	2060^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.5%		48.4	2234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%	174			48.9	49.7	53.8			43.6	43.8	57.2				$9,266
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
Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Mile 10 N	Weslaco	78599	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Weslaco Pike Academy

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What is the racial makeup of Idea Weslaco Pike Academy?

Students at Idea Weslaco Pike Academy are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

Is Idea Weslaco Pike Academy a good school?

Idea Weslaco Pike Academy ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Idea Weslaco Pike Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Idea Weslaco Pike Academy.

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