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Idea Rundberg Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Rundberg Academy is a K-5 elementary school in Austin, TX, serving 694 students as part of the Idea Public Schools charter network, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has experienced a sharp academic decline, dropping from the 46th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 10th percentile (1-star) in the most recent ranking, a more volatile trend than nearby schools like McBee Elementary and Cook Elementary, which have consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% for years. This decline is most evident in mathematics, where proficiency rates across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are roughly half of the already-low district averages, signaling a systemic challenge in math instruction.

A key differentiator is the school's exceptional performance with its African American students, who ranked in the 76th percentile (4 stars) in the most recent year, a stark contrast to the school's overall struggles. However, this success is not systemic, as other subgroups—including Special Education students (1st percentile) and White students (1st percentile)—perform critically low. The school also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1, nearly double that of nearby Graham Elementary (11.2:1) and McBee Elementary (11.5:1), and spends about $9,271 per student, significantly less than Walnut Creek Elementary ($11,587) and Wooldridge Elementary ($12,896) in the Austin Independent School District (Isd).

Despite these challenges, there are pockets of promise. The school's Spanish-language STAAR tests show some success, with 5th-grade Spanish Reading proficiency at 60% in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district (18.8%) and state (32.91%) averages. A striking comparison is with Guerrero Thompson, located just 0.3 miles away, which serves a similarly high-poverty population but is on an upward trajectory, ranking in the 53rd percentile in 2024-2025 with strong 5th-grade reading (82.35%) and science (68.42%) scores. This suggests that high poverty does not dictate low performance, and the instructional model at Idea Rundberg may be less effective than that of its immediate neighbor.

694

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,011

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9504 N Interstate 35
Austin, TX 78753

(512) 822-4800

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

African American:

4.0%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2018 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

4,144^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	18.3	4144 of 4627	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	3965 of 4651	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3475 of 4710	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2507 of 4647	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	2966 of 4581	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2978 of 4578	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2333 of 4479	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3789 of 4359	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	575 of 2406	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	333 of 1905	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	457 of 2443	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	279 of 2443	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	317 of 2515	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	640 of 2483	74.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	1537 of 4461	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	1133 of 4331	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	423 of 4295	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	54.0	1688 of 4240	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	2361 of 2918	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	2477 of 3668	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	1512 of 3556	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	1842 of 3487	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	1209 of 3446	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	1132 of 3333	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	2077 of 3226	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	4110 of 4575	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	3161 of 3744	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3208 of 4658	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	2198 of 4588	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	2870 of 4561	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	2801 of 4499	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2373 of 4348	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3790 of 4306	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	3909 of 4413	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	3095 of 3644	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3229 of 4465	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	1904 of 4401	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2593 of 4376	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	2463 of 4329	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1915 of 4188	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.5	3618 of 4168	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	3765 of 4520	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	2883 of 3705	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2925 of 4594	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	1429 of 4521	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	2210 of 4477	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	2256 of 4451	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	1495 of 4309	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	3375 of 4264	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	4035 of 4582	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	3244 of 3739	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	3845 of 4647	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2603 of 4585	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	2992 of 4563	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	3113 of 4498	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2354 of 4357	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3669 of 4319	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	4257 of 4301	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	3522 of 3549	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4074 of 4292	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3523 of 4086	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	3925 of 3952	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	2354 of 3684	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3411 of 3558	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.5	3070 of 3106	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	2986 of 3082	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)76th percentile+66 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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 Rundberg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	694	31	22.3	95.8%	16 (2.3%)	28 (4.0%)	644 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	18.3	4144^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.1	3965^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	179								32.0	47.5	43.0				15.0	28.7	20.2					$9,011
Guerrero Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	102 E Rundberg	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-8400	548	38	14.3	96.7%	13 (2.4%)	20 (3.6%)	507 (92.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.7	3439^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.7%		49.4	2180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	1259	28.2	71.4	29.2					46.9	33.3	76.5				15.5	27.0	43.1					$12,064
Harmony Science Academy - Austin	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	930 E Rundberg Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 835-7900	754	47	16.0	96.9%	27 (3.6%)	17 (2.3%)	696 (92.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7.9	4540^th of 4627 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.9	4618^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.7%	78								21.5	28.4	16.9	22.0	37.3	36.7	20.3	22.1	8.5	20.7	17.2	64.8	5.0	$10,812
Barrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Cooper Dr	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2008	405	28	14.4	94.8%	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.4%)	357 (88.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.3	4374^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.6	4392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	18	29.2	21.7	21.1	0.0	6.3	0.0		50.0	30.0	31.8				10.3	35.3	20.7					$12,225
Cedars International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8416 N Ih-35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Cedars International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 419-1551	408	27	15.3	87.7%	24 (5.9%)	26 (6.4%)	345 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	16.9	4196^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.3%		16.7	4194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.8%	2							79.2	23.7	30.6	26.7	48.6	57.5	75.0	15.0	16.2	19.2	45.7		65.0	75.0	$13,760
Hart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8301 Furness	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-2100	577	40	14.3	92.4%	24 (4.2%)	45 (7.8%)	480 (83.2%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	16.4	4220^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.8%		13.9	4340^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.7%	120	0.0	35.0	0.0	10.0				33.3	31.3	29.0				25.0	40.5	20.3					$11,381
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Braker Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4499	496	38	12.9	92.1%	34 (6.9%)	26 (5.2%)	403 (81.3%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	27.7	3584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.5%		11.5	4434^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.7%	850	8.0	17.4	6.7	0.0	4.8	6.7		22.7	38.2	55.6				13.3	22.2	52.8					$11,420
Wooldridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Norseman Ter	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2353	462	37	12.3	93.7%	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.6%)	417 (90.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.7	4114^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		6.7	4572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.7%	458	54.2	23.8	0.0					27.3	22.7	43.2				28.3	30.2	34.8					$11,953
Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11211 Tom Adams Dr	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2395	412	37	11.2	84.7%	28 (6.8%)	38 (9.2%)	343 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.1	3221^st of 4627 public elementary schools	30.4%		23.4	3831^st of 4651 public elementary schools	17.6%	610	15.8	66.7			50.0			45.7	41.3	50.0				41.7	39.1	15.0					$10,818
Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Cripple Creek Dr	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2510	433	32	13.5	94.9%	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	395 (91.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.7	3953^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.1	4331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	378	42.3	20.8	15.6			20.0		41.2	40.7	32.3				41.9	34.0	10.3					$12,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Rundberg Academy

What is the racial makeup of Idea Rundberg Academy?

Students at Idea Rundberg Academy are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White.

Is Idea Rundberg Academy a good school?

Idea Rundberg Academy ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Idea Rundberg Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Rundberg Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Idea Rundberg Academy.

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