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Idea Rio Vista Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3807^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Rio Vista Academy is a K-5 elementary school in Socorro, TX, serving 696 students as part of the Idea Public Schools district, which ranks in the 43rd percentile statewide. The school has experienced a significant decline in academic performance, dropping from a 2-star rating in the 47th percentile in 2021-2022 to a 1-star rating in the 18th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. With approximately 86-90% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a high-needs population but struggles with a high student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1, which is notably larger than nearby schools like Alicia R Chacon International (15.3:1) and Campestre Elementary (15.7:1).

Academically, Idea Rio Vista Academy consistently underperforms compared to neighboring schools across all subjects. In reading, the school averages about 38% proficiency in grades 3-5, while nearby Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso achieves 70% and Campestre Elementary reaches 65%. Math proficiency is a critical weakness, with only 33% of students proficient on average, compared to 65% at Harmony and 61% at Campestre. The school's 5th-grade science score of 32.26% is slightly above the state average but still trails Harmony's 50.48%. The school spends about $8,826 per student, which is lower than nearby schools like Robert R Rojas Elementary ($12,263) and Campestre Elementary ($11,487), suggesting resource constraints may contribute to the challenges.

Despite these struggles, Idea Rio Vista Academy shows a notable strength in serving Special Education students, who ranked in the 73rd percentile statewide in 2023-2024, and At-Risk students, who ranked in the 76th percentile in 2021-2022. However, this success does not extend to the general student body, as Hispanic students ranked in the 21st percentile and Low Socioeconomic Status students in the 25th percentile in 2025-2026. The school is located just 0.34 miles from Escontrias Steam Academy (53rd percentile) and 1.01 miles from H D Hilley Elementary (62nd percentile), both part of the Socorro Independent School District (Isd), which significantly outperform Idea Rio Vista. This geographic proximity suggests the school's challenges are systemic rather than community-based, and addressing class sizes and math instruction may be key to reversing its downward trend.

696

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,952

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 N Rio Vista Rd
Socorro, TX 79927

(915) 444-0188

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

4.6%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

3,807^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 31% (2021) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	24.1	3807 of 4627	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	3533 of 4651	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3621 of 4710	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3779 of 4647	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2414 of 4581	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	3152 of 4578	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.4	1088 of 4461	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	2079 of 4331	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	2147 of 2918	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	2770 of 3668	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	2861 of 3556	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.0	1422 of 3487	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	2081 of 3446	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	3289 of 4575	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	2739 of 3744	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3116 of 4658	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	3752 of 4588	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.6	2049 of 4561	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	3304 of 4499	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3496 of 4413	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	2489 of 3644	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3125 of 4465	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3464 of 4401	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	1964 of 4376	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	2626 of 4329	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	3405 of 4520	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	2477 of 3705	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2965 of 4594	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3338 of 4521	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.7	1627 of 4477	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	2460 of 4451	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4076 of 4582	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	2660 of 3739	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3617 of 4647	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3780 of 4585	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2692 of 4563	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	2928 of 4498	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	1834 of 4301	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.9	2242 of 3549	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	1175 of 4292	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	30.5	3089 of 4086	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	2526 of 3952	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	2571 of 3108	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2690 of 3106	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	2818 of 3082	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+40 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Rio Vista Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	210 N Rio Vista Rd	Socorro	79927	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 444-0188	696	32	21.9	86.6%	32 (4.6%)	11 (1.6%)	649 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	3807^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.4	3533^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%	274								40.0	28.2	46.8				28.3	41.4	30.4				$8,952
Escontrias Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Buford Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4100	824	50	16.5	87.7%	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	799 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48.5	2189^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.7%		47.1	2309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%	120		20.0						59.1	59.1	35.3				47.6	56.6	29.3				$10,048
Keys Elementary	Public	K-5	313 S Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4100	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hueco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Old Hueco Tanks Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7600	573	35	16.5	85.5%	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	554 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44.9	2392^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	48.3%		47.3	2294^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.7%	98		25.0			33.3			43.1	37.3	54.8				43.1	50.0	50.0				$9,536
H D Hilley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	693 N Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8400	483	29	16.3	86.1%	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	470 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57.1	1757^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		49.4	2176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%	419								42.6	63.0	69.4				25.9	57.5	46.8				$10,133
Campestre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11399 Socorro Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7300	488	31	15.7	86.3%	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.5	814^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.4%		67.3	1243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	73.3%	429								67.2	62.1	66.2				50.8	68.2	65.3				$9,904
Robert R Rojas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Bauman Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8500	490	29	16.7	84.7%	23 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	54.1	1907^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.8%		36.6	3006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	1099								56.7	36.7	65.5				39.0	18.4	65.5				$10,729
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	11471 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4800	831	55	15.2	83.8%	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	804 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.6	3771^st of 4627 public elementary schools	18.5%		27.2	3595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	176		16.7			16.7		69.0	45.9	23.3	41.3	44.3	46.3	49.3	20.0	38.3	34.7	21.5	43.9	9.7	$10,317
Alicia R Chacon International	Public	K-8	920 Burgundy Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-9200	859	56	15.3	60.2%	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	845 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89.8	382^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	91.7%		85.5	551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	88.2%	169	67.0	54.0		80.9	57.0		96.6			72.6	74.1	76.8	94.3			76.4	69.1	63.4	72.4	$9,454
Harmony School Of Excellence - El Paso	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9435 Betel Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 307-4412	682	38	18.1	81.1%	23 (3.4%)	15 (2.2%)	633 (92.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	80.3	756^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.7%		87.1	489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.5%	267	30.0	61.9	50.0	0.0	35.3	53.3		52.9	86.0	71.7				47.7	82.9	66.0				$10,328

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Idea Rio Vista Academy ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students at Idea Rio Vista Academy are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American.

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Idea Public Schools

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In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Idea Rio Vista Academy.

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