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Idea Hardy Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Hardy Academy is an elementary public charter school in Houston, Texas, serving 713 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Idea Public Schools district, which is ranked 465 out of 961 districts in the state.

Idea Hardy Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. The school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with students in subgroups like African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education performing particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools. Idea Hardy Academy also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby Houston Independent School District schools, despite spending more per student than many of its neighbors.

When compared to nearby schools like Garcia Elementary, Burbank Elementary, and Lyons Elementary, Idea Hardy Academy's performance is significantly lower, with these nearby schools outperforming Idea Hardy on academic measures despite serving similar student populations. Given Idea Hardy Academy's consistently poor results, the school and district should prioritize implementing strategies to improve teaching and learning, provide targeted interventions for struggling students, and ensure equitable access to high-quality educational opportunities.

705

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,515

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1930 Little York Rd
Houston, TX 77093

(832) 360-7453

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

African American:

15.5%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2022 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Reading scores 29 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg41%

Texas avg47%

4,529^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 7% (2022) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 61Elementary Schools in the Idea Public Schools

465^th of 961Idea 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
2025	8.6	4529 of 4651	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	4468 of 4710	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4348 of 4647	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	4283 of 4581	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1765 of 1905	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2194 of 2443	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	2079 of 2443	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	3977 of 4461	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	2724 of 2918	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	3426 of 3668	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	3220 of 3556	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	3245 of 3487	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	3686 of 3744	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4392 of 4658	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	4312 of 4588	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4120 of 4561	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	3479 of 3644	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4131 of 4465	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4004 of 4401	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4059 of 4376	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	3518 of 3705	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4200 of 4594	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4079 of 4521	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4072 of 4477	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	3558 of 3739	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	4391 of 4647	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4194 of 4585	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4313 of 4563	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	1141 of 3549	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	3010 of 4292	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	2480 of 4086	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3306 of 3952	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	5.8	3066 of 3108	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+65 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading26%-29 vs state

Mathematics20%-25 vs state

Science2%-27 vs state

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Saturday, May 14, 2022

A lot of bulling and they don’t do nothing they let kids hit others Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Idea Hardy Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	705	31	23.0	95.0%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.5%)	582 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8.6	4529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.6%		11.9	4468^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.1%	61								23.9	27.3	26.9	21.6	19.3	20.2	2.5	$10,515
Coop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10130 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2630	533	36	14.9	96.1%	10 (1.9%)	35 (6.6%)	485 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	3469^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%		31.5	3369^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.5%	100	8.7	42.9	30.8	30.0	40.0	12.5	0.0	31.2	43.1	46.5	43.4	29.2	42.7	8.8	$12,808
Barrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12001 Winfrey Ln	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 405-2500	433	26	16.6	99.1%	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	424 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.4	2961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	36.3%		42.3	2709^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.5%	252	5.0	19.2	14.3	19.1	7.7	0.0	0.0	23.9	47.8	42.9	28.3	50.0	35.7	38.0	$9,338
Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Trenton Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2710	790	42	18.8	94.4%	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.9%)	770 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.4	3025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%		46	2445^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.1%	580	35.6	40.9	21.4	15.2	43.2	61.0	0.0	37.3	50.9	65.5	32.9	4.6		16.7	$8,363
Lyons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Roxella Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2870	767	44	17.4	98.4%	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	741 (96.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65.4	1328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.4%		58.7	1662^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	64.7%	334	5.3	55.0		15.8	50.0			52.4	65.0	55.8	65.7	53.8	51.0	29.8	$8,376
Worsham Elementary	Public	1-5	3007 Hartwick Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6520	449	30	14.8	89.1%	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.3%)	433 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%		64.3	1401^st of 4710 public elementary schools	70.3%	380	11.1	0.0	20.0	11.1	0.0		20.0	57.5	48.2	61.6	37.5	44.7	54.1	32.9	$12,903
De Chaumes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Cooper	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2676	680	43	15.8	96.5%	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	669 (98.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.1	2982^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%		40.2	2829^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.9%	153	0.0							39.2	44.9	60.0	36.9	33.0	48.4	9.5	$8,605
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2900	289	18	16.0	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	70 (24.2%)	210 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13.7	4350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%		17.9	4170^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.5%	180			16.7					17.4	33.3	35.0	19.6	30.0	31.1	2.2	$10,422
KIPP Dream Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	929	39	23.8	95.9%	11 (1.2%)	88 (9.5%)	822 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33.8	3207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%		28.4	3562^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	24.4%	355								41.7	51.9		37.8	22.2			$6,585
Burbank Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	216 Tidwell	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2690	736	46	16.0	98.1%	10 (1.4%)	106 (14.4%)	609 (82.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66.5	1288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%		70.3	1117^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.3%	171	14.3	33.3			33.3			54.5	49.6	64.0	60.2	45.5	61.4	42.1	$9,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Hardy Academy

What is the racial makeup of Idea Hardy Academy?

Students at Idea Hardy Academy are 83% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Idea Hardy Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Idea Hardy Academy.

What district is Idea Hardy Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

Is Idea Hardy Academy a good school?

Idea Hardy Academy ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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