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Idea Edgemere Academy

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Idea Edgemere Academy ranks 1071 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1071^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Edgemere Academy is a K-5 charter school in El Paso, TX, serving 788 students and operating as part of the Idea Public Schools district. This school stands out for its exceptional ability to help students from all backgrounds succeed, particularly in reading, and it does so with a leaner budget than many nearby schools.

One of the most impressive things about Idea Edgemere is its consistent, top-tier performance in reading. For example, its 5th-grade reading proficiency rate of 76.15% far exceeds many local schools like Purple Heart Elementary (66.67%) and Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy (59.09%). The school is a standout within its own charter network, with 3rd-grade reading scores (65.32%) that are dramatically higher than the district average (41.03%). However, math scores are more of a mixed bag; 4th-grade math proficiency dropped to 41.27%, which is below the state average and a clear area for improvement. While the school is a strong choice, it faces stiff competition from nearby Sgt Roberto Ituarte, a 5-star school that outperforms Idea Edgemere in nearly every subject and grade level.

Idea Edgemere achieves these results with a notably efficient model. It operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio (20.3) and lower per-student spending ($8,384) than many peers, such as Sgt Roberto Ituarte ($10,186 per student). This makes its strong performance even more noteworthy. For families who prioritize reading excellence and a school that delivers strong results with a focus on efficiency, Idea Edgemere Academy is a reliable and high-performing option in the El Paso area.

788

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,641

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15101 Edgemere Blvd
El Paso, TX 79938

(915) 201-1959

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

8.4%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2022 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

1,071^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2022

From top 28% (2022) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	71.6	1071 of 4627	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	807 of 4651	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	917 of 4710	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	1297 of 4647	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	1301 of 4581	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	219 of 2406	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	70 of 1905	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	142 of 2443	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	38 of 2443	98.4%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	1283 of 4461	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	340 of 2918	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	570 of 3668	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	1245 of 3556	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2075 of 3487	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	1546 of 4575	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.5	788 of 3744	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	1011 of 4658	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	1535 of 4588	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	1505 of 4561	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	694 of 4413	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	405 of 3644	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	699 of 4465	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	824 of 4401	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	792 of 4376	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	477 of 4520	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	257 of 3705	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	372 of 4594	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	579 of 4521	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	559 of 4477	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	760 of 4582	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	510 of 3739	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	924 of 4647	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	1120 of 4585	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	1181 of 4563	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	1122 of 4301	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	777 of 3549	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	455 of 4292	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	2027 of 4086	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1362 of 3952	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	830 of 3006	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	260 of 2612	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	286 of 3108	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	30.1	2407 of 3106	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading71%+16 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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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 Edgemere Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	15101 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 201-1959	788	39	20.3	63.8%	66 (8.4%)	45 (5.7%)	663 (84.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	71.6	1071^st of 4627 public elementary schools	76.9%		78.6	807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.6%	264							65.3	70.6	76.2	60.5	41.3	46.6	$8,641
Cactus Trails	Public	PK, KG-5	14701 Ralph Seitsinger Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2602	1,006	56	18.0	59.7%	111 (11.0%)	36 (3.6%)	827 (82.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.2%)	86.2	533^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		87	492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	41							63.9	72.0	85.0	58.2	61.0	77.1	$8,448
Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14900 Tierra Mirage	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2400	1,067	62	17.2	57.4%	143 (13.4%)	50 (4.7%)	835 (78.3%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.2%)	69.9	1141^st of 4627 public elementary schools	75.3%		67	1258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%	117							53.9	58.6	72.2	42.9	59.3	62.4	$8,065
James P Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14251 Ralph Seitsinger Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8900	884	48	18.5	60.9%	78 (8.8%)	27 (3.1%)	749 (84.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (1.9%)	66	1305^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.8%		58.9	1630^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.0%	325		33.3					58.9	61.8	58.3	57.3	46.3	57.6	$7,540
Montana Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 Mark Jason Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-5300	457	31	14.8	90.2%	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	439 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.3	1329^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.3%		44.7	2454^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.2%	1125	28.6	14.3	30.0	33.3	16.7	25.0	70.0	49.1	56.5	65.6	49.1	52.4	$10,868
Chester E Jordan	Public	PK, KG-5	13995 Jason Crandall Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8800	755	45	16.8	75.8%	44 (5.8%)	33 (4.4%)	656 (86.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	68.6	1204^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.0%		57.2	1712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.2%	508							62.4	54.9	62.2	52.0	54.9	59.1	$9,078
Sgt Roberto Ituarte	Public	PK, KG-5	12860 Tierra Sonora	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7000	659	39	16.8	70.7%	60 (9.1%)	24 (3.6%)	556 (84.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	91.8	298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.6%		93.5	246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%	52							69.3	69.0	80.2	68.0	80.3	77.9	$8,960
Purple Heart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14400 Gr Campuzano	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2200	914	52	17.6	71.8%	90 (9.8%)	47 (5.1%)	751 (82.2%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	57	1760^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		50.9	2091^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.0%	331							53.9	56.8	66.7	47.8	40.5	45.7	$7,946
Red Sands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4250 O'Shea Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-5400	572	37	15.3	92.1%	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	544 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	52.8	1967^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.5%		38.4	2895^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%	928	9.1	27.8	10.0	0.0	50.0	25.0	48.4	64.9	54.3	38.5	59.7	36.1	$10,461
Lujan-Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Sun Country Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8700	923	51	17.9	70.4%	76 (8.2%)	37 (4.0%)	763 (82.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (3.0%)	76.9	873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.3	817^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.4%	56							57.0	69.0	65.9	42.2	75.3	68.8	$7,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Edgemere Academy

Is Idea Edgemere Academy a good school?

Idea Edgemere Academy ranks 1071^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Idea Edgemere Academy?

Students at Idea Edgemere Academy are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Idea Edgemere Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Edgemere Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Idea Edgemere Academy.

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