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Idea Hardy Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Hardy Academy is an elementary school (K-5) in Houston, TX, serving 705 students as part of the Idea Public Schools district, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Despite spending a relatively high $14,103 per student, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools over the past five years, earning a 1-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Burbank Elementary (75th percentile) and KIPP Dream Prep (72nd percentile), which serve similar high-poverty populations but achieve far better academic outcomes while spending thousands less per student.

The most dramatic differentiator is the school's performance in 5th Grade Science, where only 2.5% of students were proficient in the 2024-2025 school year—a rate 10 to 16 times lower than nearby schools like Burbank Elementary (42.05%) and Barrick Elementary (38%). However, there is a notable strength: the school's Special Education students ranked in the 64th percentile statewide, earning 3 stars, which suggests targeted interventions for this group are highly effective. This success is not replicated for other subgroups, as Female Students ranked in the 4th percentile and White Students in the 1st percentile, highlighting uneven performance across the student body.

There is a slight upward trend, with the school's state percentile rank improving from 6th (2022-2023) to 11th (2025-2026), driven by gains in subgroups like Male Students and African American Students. Yet, the school's high student-to-teacher ratio of 23:1—the highest among nearby schools—combined with its high spending, suggests resources are not being used to reduce class sizes, a common strategy for improving outcomes. For parents considering options, the comparison to KIPP Dream Prep is instructive: both are charter schools with similar demographics, but KIPP Dream Prep's proficiency rates are often double or triple those of Idea Hardy, indicating that the challenges here are school-specific rather than solely due to student poverty.

705

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,515

Per pupil spending ?

95.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

4,142^nd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 7% (2022) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 62Elementary Schools in the Idea Public Schools

539^th of 947Idea 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	18.5	4142 of 4643	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.8	1881 of 2414	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.1	4382 of 4588	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.2	3804 of 4425	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.3	3708 of 4535	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.0	3723 of 4597	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.3	1545 of 4308	64.1%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)64th percentile+53 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

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

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

Female (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 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 (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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%)	18.5	4142^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.6	4529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.6%	387							33.6	38.8	34.7	28.3	39.8	19.0	$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%)	44.9	2401^st of 4643 public elementary schools	48.3%		29.4	3469^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1068	22.2	10.0	40.0	33.3	51.3	36.8	46.3	49.2	63.6	42.2	38.9	33.3	$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	—	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	424 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	3483^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	25.0%		37.4	2961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	36.3%	522	0.0	16.7	25.0	18.2	31.6		36.4	30.0	53.1	24.0	40.9	41.0	$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%)	36.7	2978^th of 4643 public elementary schools	35.9%		36.4	3025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	47	35.9	48.9	48.5	0.0	40.0	50.6	37.5	58.1	57.9	29.2	18.5		$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	—	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	741 (96.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52.4	1998^th of 4643 public elementary schools	57.0%		65.4	1328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.4%	670		23.8					42.7	61.2	51.7	46.9	50.4	46.2	$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%)	42.6	2551^st of 4643 public elementary schools	45.1%		55.9	1781^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	770	8.0	38.1	7.1	8.0	42.9	18.8	27.1	62.0	48.7	25.0	57.0	47.3	$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%)	47.1	2270^th of 4643 public elementary schools	51.1%		37.1	2982^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%	712	33.3						43.9	49.5	68.0	40.5	42.6	39.2	$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	—	6 (2.1%)	70 (24.2%)	210 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26	3701^st of 4643 public elementary schools	20.3%		13.7	4350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	649	0.0						40.0	37.3	44.4	33.3	37.3	33.3	$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%)	66.8	1281^st of 4643 public elementary schools	72.4%		33.8	3207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	1926							48.4	64.7		50.8	56.2		$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	—	10 (1.4%)	106 (14.4%)	609 (82.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69.3	1168^th of 4643 public elementary schools	74.8%		66.5	1288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%	120	44.4						48.7	59.6	64.1	48.9	68.6	57.6	$9,809

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Idea Hardy Academy ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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

What is the racial makeup of Idea Hardy Academy?

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

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