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Idea Owassa Academy

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Idea Owassa Academy ranks 2168 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Owassa Academy is a K-5 charter school in Pharr, TX, serving 699 students within the Idea Public Schools district, where about 82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school operates on a "charter efficiency" model, achieving solid academic results with a higher student-to-teacher ratio (21:1) and lower spending per student ($9,761) compared to nearby traditional public schools like Alfonso Ramirez Elementary, which has a 16.8:1 ratio and spends $10,375 per student. While the school maintains a consistent 3-star rating overall, its performance is notably uneven across subjects and grades.

Math is a clear strength, with scores consistently beating the Idea Public Schools district average—for example, 51.85% of 3rd graders met proficiency in 2025-2026 versus the district's 32.49%. However, reading is a significant weakness, particularly in 4th grade, where only 40.19% of students met proficiency, well below the state average of 53.04% and far behind top-performing neighbors like Allen & William Arnold Elementary (64.37%). Science is a hidden strength, with 5th graders consistently outperforming the state average, such as 42.62% proficient in 2024-2025 versus the state's 29.57%.

The school's support for special education students has been volatile—ranking in the 94th percentile in 2024-2025 but dropping to the 37th percentile in 2025-2026, a red flag worth investigating. For parents comparing options, Alfonso Ramirez Elementary offers a clear academic advantage, especially in reading, with smaller class sizes and a lower poverty rate. Idea Owassa's value lies in its efficient use of resources and strong math and science programs, but families should weigh the trade-offs in reading support and individual attention.

699

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,001

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 E Owassa Rd
Pharr, TX 78577

(956) 351-4959

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

6.7%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Idea Public Schools

✓Above the Texas median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

2,168^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 9 pts since 2022

From top 38% (2022) to top 47% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	49.1	2168 of 4627	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	1780 of 4651	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	1962 of 4710	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	1566 of 4647	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	1725 of 4581	62.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	77.4	528 of 4461	88.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1340 of 2918	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	1528 of 3668	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	1227 of 3556	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	1301 of 3487	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	2221 of 4575	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	1238 of 3744	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	1886 of 4658	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	1851 of 4588	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	1648 of 4561	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	1765 of 4413	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	1063 of 3644	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	1382 of 4465	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	1201 of 4401	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	1164 of 4376	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	1656 of 4520	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	853 of 3705	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	1305 of 4594	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	823 of 4521	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	825 of 4477	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	2151 of 4582	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	1367 of 3739	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	1856 of 4647	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	1392 of 4585	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	1844 of 4563	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	2703 of 4301	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	86.0	221 of 3549	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	767 of 4292	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	2440 of 3006	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.8	1254 of 2612	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	2240 of 3106	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Idea Owassa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1000 E Owassa Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4959	699	33	21.0	82.0%	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	637 (91.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	49.1	2168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		55.9	1780^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	388				53.7	40.2	54.3	51.9	42.6	48.1	$10,001
Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 E Trenton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2545	605	39	15.6	78.7%	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	598 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64	1400^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.7%		67.7	1221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	73.7%	179				50.6	47.1	69.4	50.6	42.7	75.6	$10,354
Dr William Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Raiders Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2750	767	42	18.0	96.3%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (98.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	2176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		47.3	2302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%	126			37.5	47.3	51.4	57.1	49.5	44.9	41.1	$9,577
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Alberta Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2425	661	39	16.8	64.4%	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	629 (95.2%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73	1017^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.0%		79.4	770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%	247				62.2	64.2	67.0	52.8	61.9	50.0	$9,860
Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 N R Longoria	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2850	598	35	16.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	594 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.7	1665^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.0%		40.4	2748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%	1083				57.1	52.5	45.1	56.3	62.2	45.1	$10,076
Allen & William Arnold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 W El Dora Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2710	657	39	16.8	91.3%	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	644 (98.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.8	1275^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.4%		60.4	1557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	282	50.0	50.0	22.2	61.0	64.4	72.5	40.5	58.3	47.4	$10,426
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8610 Tex-Mex	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2390	514	33	15.6	93.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	3441^st of 4627 public elementary schools	25.6%		40.5	2741^st of 4651 public elementary schools	41.1%	700				33.3	42.1	44.3	36.5	49.4	27.9	$10,957
Drs Reed - Mock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Eldora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2890	509	34	15.1	98.2%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	503 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.4	1492^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	67.8%		51.8	2040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.1%	548	66.7	76.9	71.4	55.7	41.9	46.8	61.4	59.2	64.4	$11,274
Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	568	36	15.7	94.5%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	1133^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.5%		54.9	1845^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	712	0.0		80.0	64.0	57.5	63.8	45.0	56.0	66.2	$10,509
Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 E El Dora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2900	401	26	15.4	98.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.4	2990^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		30.5	3393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.0%	403	28.6	47.8		57.6	30.3	48.2	31.2	31.5	53.5	$13,401

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Owassa Academy

What is the racial makeup of Idea Owassa Academy?

Students at Idea Owassa Academy are 91% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Idea Owassa Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Owassa Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Idea Owassa Academy.

Is Idea Owassa Academy a good school?

Idea Owassa Academy ranks 2168^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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