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Idea Elsa Academy

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Idea Elsa Academy ranks 1152 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Elsa Academy in Elsa, TX, is a public charter elementary school serving 718 students in grades K-5 within the Idea Public Schools district, and it has become a standout option for families in a community where 89-95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has shown remarkable growth, climbing from the 42nd percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 75th percentile (4 stars) in 2025-2026—a 33-point jump that signals a rapid and effective turnaround. It is the highest-performing elementary school in its immediate area, outperforming nearby schools like Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary (29th percentile) and Santiago Garcia Elementary (19th percentile) by wide margins. Notably, Idea Elsa Academy ranks in the 89th percentile for serving students from low-income backgrounds, proving it is a powerful engine of opportunity. Its test scores consistently beat both the district and state averages—for example, 60.48% of 3rd graders were proficient in math versus 32.49% in the surrounding Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd) and 44.33% statewide. The school also operates efficiently, with a higher student-to-teacher ratio (20.9:1) than neighbors like Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary (12.7:1), yet achieves far better results.

However, there is a critical concern: the school’s support for special education students has dropped dramatically, from the 83rd percentile in 2023-2024 to just the 8th percentile in 2025-2026. This steep decline suggests a systemic issue that parents of children with special needs should investigate closely. Despite this, Idea Elsa Academy remains a top choice for families seeking strong academic growth and equity in a community where most nearby schools struggle to reach state averages.

718

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,169

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 S Fannin
Elsa, TX 78577

(956) 567-4700

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

6.0%

Asian:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2022 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

1,152^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 17 pts since 2022

From top 42% (2022) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^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	69.6	1152 of 4627	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	1378 of 4651	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	1635 of 4710	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2704 of 4647	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	1930 of 4581	57.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.8	899 of 4461	79.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	712 of 2918	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	1241 of 3668	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	2149 of 3556	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	1424 of 3487	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	1006 of 4575	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	991 of 3744	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	1895 of 4658	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	2807 of 4588	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	1816 of 4561	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	654 of 4413	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	758 of 3644	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	1169 of 4465	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	2221 of 4401	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	1374 of 4376	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	495 of 4520	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	437 of 3705	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	930 of 4594	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	1938 of 4521	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1046 of 4477	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	1319 of 4582	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	1324 of 3739	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	1538 of 4647	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2542 of 4585	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	2104 of 4563	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	3973 of 4301	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	2521 of 3549	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.3	746 of 4292	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	34.1	2796 of 4086	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	1812 of 3952	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	2092 of 3006	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	1735 of 2612	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics56%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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 Elsa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	718	34	20.9	89.3%	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	673 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.6	1152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		64.1	1378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	226							63.7	59.4	59.1	60.5	64.2	42.7	$10,169
Lyndon B Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	200 S Fannin St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6010	470	30	15.7	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		29.3	3472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	192							48.2	30.0	43.8	43.8	26.3	45.2	$9,042
Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1302 W Santa Rosa	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6062	457	33	13.8	88.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	4169^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		18.7	4100^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.8%	69							30.6	24.2	34.9	37.5	27.9	31.8	$9,062
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	500 W 9th St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6027	383	28	13.7	93.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	4288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.6	4389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	101							32.7	25.9	39.4	27.3	22.4	32.3	$10,330
Santiago Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E Santa Rosa Ave	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6002	358	28	12.7	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	358 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	3743^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.1%		16.9	4186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	443							20.3	37.9	36.8	27.4	59.3	29.3	$10,186
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	227	17	13.6	96.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		18	4141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	835							45.2	38.2	41.9	58.1	29.4	25.8	$11,243
Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 E Roosevelt	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1310	688	42	16.5	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	687 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39.4	2797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		37.6	2948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	151	33.3	16.0	40.4	40.0	30.0	23.5	34.2	44.4	37.7	40.5	58.1	41.1	$9,360
San Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S 83rd St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2370	471	29	16.2	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.2	1750^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.2%		48.2	2243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%	493	0.0		60.0	0.0		60.0	48.2	42.6	56.3	48.2	59.6	58.6	$10,239
Roberto Garate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1601	386	22	17.4	88.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	3613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.3	3177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.7%	436							38.5	51.1	48.3	33.3	28.3	25.9	$8,058
Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Mile 10 N	Weslaco	78596	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 Elsa Academy

What is the racial makeup of Idea Elsa Academy?

Students at Idea Elsa Academy are 94% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Idea Elsa Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended Idea Elsa Academy.

Is Idea Elsa Academy a good school?

Idea Elsa Academy ranks 1152^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Idea Elsa Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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