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Idea Eastside Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Eastside Academy is a K-5 elementary school in San Antonio, TX, serving 392 students in a high-poverty area where 97.45% qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school has historically struggled, ranking in the 24th percentile statewide (1 star) for the 2025-2026 school year, it stands out as the clear academic leader in its immediate vicinity, consistently outperforming nearby Smith Elementary, M L King Academy, and Bowden Academy in core subjects like 3rd Grade Reading, despite having larger class sizes and significantly less funding.

A major bright spot is 5th Grade Reading, where 65% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming both the Idea Public Schools district (52.89%) and the state (58.47%). The school also showed exceptional recent performance for Special Education students, ranking in the 76th percentile in 2023-2024, though this dropped sharply in the latest data. However, Mathematics remains a critical weakness, with only 20% of 3rd graders and 21.67% of 4th graders proficient in 2025-2026—roughly half the state average. The school operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1 compared to nearby San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) schools like Herff Elementary (12.9:1) and spends about $8,233 per student, roughly 40-50% less than its neighbors.

Performance for English Language Learners is volatile, jumping from the 17th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 63rd percentile in 2024-2025, suggesting a program that may depend heavily on specific teachers or changing student cohorts. Additionally, while the school performs well in English, it lags behind some neighbors in Spanish-language STAAR tests—for example, Bowden Academy scored 80% on the 4th Grade Math Spanish test compared to Idea Eastside’s 16.67%. Overall, Idea Eastside offers a relative advantage in this high-poverty area, particularly in upper-grade reading, but families should closely monitor math instruction and the consistency of support for special populations.

392

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,587

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2519 Martin Luther King Dr
San Antonio, TX 78203

(210) 239-4800

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

African American:

17.9%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2018 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Texas avg50%

3,525^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 16% (2018) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	28.5	3525 of 4627	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	3226 of 4651	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3488 of 4710	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4206 of 4647	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3938 of 4581	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	4295 of 4578	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	3567 of 4479	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	3658 of 4359	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	2090 of 2406	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.5	1005 of 1905	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1494 of 2443	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1796 of 2443	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1967 of 2444	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1650 of 2515	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1986 of 2483	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	3196 of 4461	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3673 of 4331	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3101 of 4295	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3039 of 4240	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	1081 of 2918	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1900 of 3668	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	2960 of 3556	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	2535 of 3487	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	2934 of 3446	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2662 of 3333	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2473 of 3226	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3475 of 4575	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	2134 of 3744	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3146 of 4658	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3740 of 4588	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4043 of 4561	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3973 of 4499	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	3696 of 4348	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3860 of 4306	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	2490 of 4413	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	1771 of 3644	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	2459 of 4465	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3883 of 4401	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	3687 of 4376	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	4002 of 4329	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	2997 of 4188	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3093 of 4168	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	2892 of 4520	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	1533 of 3705	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	2421 of 4594	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3824 of 4521	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3622 of 4477	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4126 of 4451	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	2858 of 4309	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3138 of 4264	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3313 of 4582	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	2360 of 3739	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2846 of 4647	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	4327 of 4585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3716 of 4563	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4335 of 4498	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3244 of 4357	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3327 of 4319	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3219 of 4301	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.7	1078 of 3549	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1045 of 4292	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	25.4	3447 of 4086	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3483 of 3952	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3308 of 3799	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	1142 of 3684	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	2717 of 3558	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

African American (2026)13th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 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 Eastside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	392	17	23.2	97.4%	11 (2.8%)	70 (17.9%)	310 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	3525^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.8%		33.5	3226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%	299		33.3			16.7			37.5	41.7	65.0				20.0	21.7	36.7					$11,587
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	823 S Gevers St	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3360	408	31	12.9	95.6%	13 (3.2%)	37 (9.1%)	357 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	3965^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.3%		17	4182^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%	217	40.0	20.0	85.7	40.0	40.0	85.7		36.8	20.6	38.3				29.0	35.3	40.4					$13,123
M L King Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	510 Morningview Dr	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7935	532	36	14.9	96.1%	3 (0.6%)	118 (22.2%)	405 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4.7	4590^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.5	4555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.1%	35	0.0	31.3	19.1	0.0	31.3	9.5	77.8	18.2	3.5	17.5	21.3	24.3	16.1	15.2	10.0	17.5	12.5	0.0	52.9	3.2	$20,999
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1823 Nolan St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9840	381	23	16.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	70 (18.4%)	296 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	28.1	3557^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.1%		23.3	3832^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.6%	275	37.5	30.0	22.2	37.5	50.0	25.0		36.1	40.0	41.2				33.3	42.5	37.1					$11,526
Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1950 Rigsby Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6875	645	43	15.0	94.1%	22 (3.4%)	34 (5.3%)	576 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	8.7	4526^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.5	4433^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	4.7%	93	19.1	30.6	13.0	39.1	30.3	14.3	47.3	14.3	17.1	32.8	24.1	28.6	38.2	17.5	13.3	29.9	14.8		25.8	22.2	$13,096
Herff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	996 S Hackberry	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3330	461	27	16.7	98.0%	13 (2.8%)	22 (4.8%)	421 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5.7	4571^st of 4627 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.2	4610^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.9%	39	5.9	26.3	15.8	35.3	26.3	21.1		11.5	24.4	19.2				15.4	22.2	21.3					$12,466
Idea Carver Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	217 Robinson Pl	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 223-8885	468	22	21.0	77.6%	22 (4.7%)	33 (7.1%)	410 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.3	3788^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.1%		41.9	2643^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%	1145								38.6	34.0	52.6				35.2	19.2	35.9					$11,021
Pershing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Sandmeyer St	San Antonio	78208	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9820	309	20	15.4	97.4%	6 (1.9%)	34 (11.0%)	263 (85.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.4	3787^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.2%		4.3	4628^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.5%	841	13.3	40.0	33.3	53.3	35.0	16.7		38.9	31.3	45.8				50.0	28.1	29.2					$13,973
Carroll Early Childhood Campus	Public	PK, KG-2	463 Holmgreen	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7965	364	22	16.3	97.8%	5 (1.4%)	67 (18.4%)	285 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)																					$12,208
Bowden Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Willow St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9770	439	28	15.7	96.1%	20 (4.6%)	24 (5.5%)	378 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	9	4521^st of 4627 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.5	4581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.5%	60	0.0	40.0	50.0	20.0	80.0	33.3	72.7	21.9	21.1	23.1	22.9	25.7	21.4	6.5	29.0	16.7	25.7	3.9	33.3	17.1	$13,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Eastside Academy

What district is Idea Eastside Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Eastside Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Idea Eastside Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Idea Eastside Academy?

Students at Idea Eastside Academy are 79% Hispanic, 18% African American, 3% White.

Is Idea Eastside Academy a good school?

Idea Eastside Academy ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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