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Idea Robindale Academy

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Idea Robindale Academy ranks 2432 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Robindale Academy is a K-5 elementary school in Brownsville, TX, serving 699 students as part of the Idea Public Schools district, where roughly 88-92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has a consistent 2-star rating over the last five years, placing it in the 34th to 49th percentile statewide, and operates with a notably high student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1—significantly higher than nearby schools like Breeden Elementary and Champion Elementary, which average around 15:1. Despite this, the school spends $12,435 per student, higher than most Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) schools, suggesting funds may go to areas other than classroom staffing.

A standout strength is 4th-grade Reading, where 68.7% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—dramatically higher than the district average of 43.11% and the state average of 53.04%, and even beating top performers like Paredes Elementary (64.58%). However, 3rd-grade Math is a persistent weakness, with only 15.38% proficient in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 44.88%, and it remains the lowest among nearby schools even after improving to 38.79% in 2025-2026. The school also shows a concerning decline in Special Education performance, dropping from the 92nd percentile (5 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 55th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026.

Compared to nearby Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) schools, Idea Robindale is generally outperformed by Gonzalez Elementary (0.59 miles away) and Pena Elementary (1.11 miles away), which rank in the 69th-84th percentile. Yet, the school does relatively well for its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 56th percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status students and 51st percentile for Hispanic students in 2025-2026, indicating a positive focus on equity. This mix of high spending, high student-to-teacher ratio, and uneven academic results makes it a school worth investigating closely, especially for families concerned about early math skills and class sizes.

699

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,049

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3802 E Ruben Torres Sr Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78521

(956) 832-5300

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

5.2%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2022

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Idea Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg40%

Texas avg50%

2,432^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 13 pts since 2022

From bottom 34% (2022) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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	44.2	2432 of 4627	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	2981 of 4651	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	2398 of 4710	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2579 of 4647	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3014 of 4581	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	1711 of 4461	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1639 of 2918	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	1906 of 3668	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2170 of 3556	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1800 of 3487	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	2455 of 4575	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	2380 of 3744	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2081 of 4658	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	2342 of 4588	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2605 of 4561	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2153 of 4413	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	1893 of 3644	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1818 of 4465	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	2248 of 4401	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	2580 of 4376	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	1990 of 4520	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	2079 of 3705	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	1693 of 4594	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	1865 of 4521	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2255 of 4477	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	2543 of 4582	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	2046 of 3739	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2568 of 4647	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2784 of 4585	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3374 of 4563	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	1917 of 4301	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	981 of 3549	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	346 of 4292	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	37.6	2495 of 4086	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	1378 of 3952	65.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (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 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Robindale Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3802 E Ruben Torres Sr Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	699	32	21.8	88.0%	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	655 (93.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44.2	2432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.4%		37.1	2981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%	549	20.0	7.7	20.0		20.0			40.5	68.7	60.0				38.8	40.8	27.0				$11,049
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Coffeeport Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6030	596	38	15.5	88.8%	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	579 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.7	1423^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.2%		74.5	947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	476								44.6	65.3	60.0				39.2	60.3	66.3				$11,222
Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4975 Salida De La Luna	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-7100	501	31	16.1	90.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.5	891^st of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		81	722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	169								70.6	71.9	58.7				68.6	75.4	49.3				$10,212
Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2980 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-0447	751	45	16.5	81.0%	18 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	720 (95.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.2	1506^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		71.7	1059^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%	447								45.5	51.6	75.3				36.4	58.8	80.0				$10,895
Breeden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 554-4730	511	36	14.1	83.6%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	1281^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.5	1362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.7%	81								50.8	64.2	70.1				52.5	40.3	59.1				$11,435
Egly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Land O'Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8850	520	36	14.5	92.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	504 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	2342^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		43.3	2544^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%	202								36.4	42.1	60.8				43.4	46.1	51.9				$11,269
Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Avenida Rancho Viejo	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-4230	390	26	15.0	98.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	389 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3067^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.7%		45.4	2415^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.1%	652								52.5	44.7	45.8				42.5	38.3	29.2				$12,867
Jubilee Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1025 Main St	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 641-4150	545	34	16.1	87.3%	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	2766^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		30.6	3390^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%	624	40.0		0.0	0.0		27.0	62.2	47.7	32.3	47.8	51.1	47.4	35.1	59.1	45.2	42.6	19.2	22.8	35.1	$9,496
Champion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Bowie Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-6200	710	40	17.6	94.8%	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	700 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	2608^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.4	1947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.1%	661								33.3	36.9	57.8				35.7	47.6	57.8				$10,531
Paredes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Heritage Trl	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-5582	798	48	16.4	80.2%	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	770 (96.5%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.3	682^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	85.3%		90.9	341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	92.7%	341								57.6	64.6	72.2				61.1	69.1	71.4				$11,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Robindale Academy

What district is Idea Robindale Academy in?

Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Robindale Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Idea Robindale Academy.

Is Idea Robindale Academy a good school?

Idea Robindale Academy ranks 2432^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Idea Robindale Academy?

Students at Idea Robindale Academy are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

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