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Idea Spears Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Spears Academy is a K-5 charter school in Houston, TX (77067) serving 728 students, where over 90% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of the Idea Public Schools district.

Academically, Idea Spears Academy is performing in the bottom 7% of Texas elementary schools, with test scores significantly below state and district averages across nearly all subjects and grade levels. A major concern is its extremely high student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1, which is much higher than nearby schools like Yes Prep North Rankin Elementary (12.8:1) and Donna Lewis Elementary (17.1:1). Despite this, the school spends $13,540 per student, more than most nearby public schools, suggesting the challenges are not due to a lack of funding but likely how resources are used. Mathematics performance is particularly weak, with only about 19% of 4th and 20% of 5th graders proficient in math, roughly half the already-low state average. Science scores are also alarmingly low, with just 5.74% of 5th graders proficient in 2023-2024.

In contrast, Yes Prep North Rankin Elementary, just 1.5 miles away, serves a similar demographic (88% free/reduced lunch) but ranks in the 74th percentile, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency nearly double that of Idea Spears. This stark difference highlights that the struggles at Idea Spears are driven by school-specific practices, not just poverty. The school also shows inconsistent year-over-year performance, with 3rd-grade reading scores fluctuating wildly, which may indicate high teacher turnover or unstable instructional programs. While African American students perform relatively better (38th percentile), the school overall faces persistent, deep academic challenges that parents should carefully consider.

728

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,657

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2010 Spears Rd
Houston, TX 77067

(832) 366-1309

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

African American:

37.0%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2022 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

4,287^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	15.1	4287 of 4627	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	4291 of 4651	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4191 of 4710	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4098 of 4647	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	4342 of 4581	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	1480 of 2406	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	1457 of 1905	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1772 of 2443	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1768 of 2443	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	3748 of 4461	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2468 of 2918	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	3314 of 3668	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	2673 of 3556	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3007 of 3487	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	4133 of 4575	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	3325 of 3744	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	4363 of 4658	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4088 of 4588	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4158 of 4561	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	4159 of 4413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	3156 of 3644	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4061 of 4465	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	3573 of 4401	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4160 of 4376	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	4064 of 4520	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	3188 of 3705	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4151 of 4594	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3640 of 4521	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	4196 of 4477	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	4288 of 4582	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	3384 of 3739	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4032 of 4647	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	3986 of 4585	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	4368 of 4563	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	3783 of 4301	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	2289 of 3549	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.7	4111 of 4292	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	2806 of 4086	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	3698 of 3952	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)38th percentile+31 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics25%-23 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 Spears Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2010 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 366-1309	728	31	23.4	90.2%	17 (2.3%)	269 (37.0%)	430 (59.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	15.1	4287^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.3%		15	4291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	7.7%	4							36.4	27.4	37.8	34.8	19.1	20.2	$9,657
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12255 T C Jester Blvd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8510	807	44	18.4	88.8%	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	499 (61.8%)	14 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (2.0%)	20.7	4010^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.3%		10.7	4459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%	449	16.7	4.8	11.1		11.1		33.3	27.0	36.0	45.8	28.0	29.8	$9,602
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Rushworth Dr	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8540	828	42	19.9	86.7%	14 (1.7%)	319 (38.5%)	475 (57.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	18.1	4152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.3%		13	4371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%	219	11.1	40.0	39.3	12.5	38.1	28.6	20.9	25.8	40.0	31.3	33.6	37.0	$8,873
Deloras E Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12470 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8480	634	41	15.6	80.6%	12 (1.9%)	279 (44.0%)	280 (44.2%)	45 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	24	3813^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.7	4099^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	286	0.0	0.0		7.7			38.3	34.5	32.7	45.0	37.5	26.7	$9,926
Joan Link Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2815 Ridge Hollow Dr	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8390	556	37	15.0	86.3%	12 (2.2%)	123 (22.1%)	405 (72.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	26.1	3685^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.1	3966^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	281	7.1	16.7					47.3	26.5	31.8	36.2	39.6	37.5	$10,429
Hoyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Wittershaw Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8810	617	43	14.2	92.1%	9 (1.5%)	316 (51.2%)	275 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	22.4	3911^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.5%		21.2	3963^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.8%	52	11.8	50.0	9.1	14.3	14.3	20.0	36.8	34.2	50.0	26.8	25.0	37.0	$10,219
Spence Elementary	Public	1-5	1300 Gears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4050	686	43	15.9	88.6%	8 (1.2%)	180 (26.2%)	476 (69.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	26.4	3666^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.8%		28.4	3530^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	136	24.5	37.8	37.5	22.9	25.0	34.4	37.5	38.0	60.0	18.9	31.8	34.2	$7,789
Yes Prep North Rankin Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	12537 Kuykendahl Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 842-5511	262	20	12.8	88.2%	2 (0.8%)	115 (43.9%)	142 (54.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	30.8			42.3			57.5			48.9			$00
Donna Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3230 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8720	689	40	17.1	93.8%	8 (1.2%)	82 (11.9%)	588 (85.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	49	2172^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		41.1	2701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	529							35.9	42.0	47.8	48.9	66.0	52.2	$10,067
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12121 Veterans Memorial Dr St	Houston	77067	Harris County	Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 440-8853	144	9	16.0	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	141 (97.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	4471^st of 4627 public elementary schools	3.4%		10.7	4461^st of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%	10							28.6	22.2	50.0	14.3	22.2	16.7	$10,895

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Idea Spears Academy ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Spears Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Idea Spears Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Idea Spears Academy?

Students at Idea Spears Academy are 59% Hispanic, 37% African American, 2% White.

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