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Idea Edgecliff Academy

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Idea Edgecliff Academy ranks 3293 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Idea Edgecliff Academy is a K-5 charter school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 708 students in the Edgecliff Village area as part of the Idea Public Schools district.

This school stands out for its large size and high student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Seminary Hills Park Elementary (12.3:1) and Texas School Of The Arts (12.9:1). Academically, the school shows a stark divide: reading scores are competitive with state averages, but math performance is a major weakness. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency dropped to just 26.67% in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to the state average of 49.28%. This "4th-grade math slump" has been a recurring issue. Additionally, the school has seen a dramatic decline in serving special education students, dropping to the 2nd percentile statewide. On a positive note, the school has shown strength in supporting English Language Learners, who ranked in the 59th percentile in 2024-2025.

Compared to its neighbors, Idea Edgecliff is a relative "island of stability" against deeply struggling traditional public schools like Meadowcreek Elementary (11th percentile) and E Ray Elementary (6th percentile). However, it is outperformed by another nearby charter, Texas School Of The Arts (48th percentile), which has smaller class sizes and a specialized arts focus. The school's overall ranking has declined from the 55th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 29th percentile for 2025-2026, suggesting it is struggling to maintain momentum. For parents, the key takeaway is that while Idea Edgecliff offers a stable option in a challenging area, its large class sizes and persistent math challenges—especially for special education students—are important factors to consider.

708

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,582

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1640 Altamesa Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76134

(817) 885-4800

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

African American:

34.7%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

3,293^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 26 pts since 2022

From top 45% (2022) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	32.0	3293 of 4627	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.0	2571 of 4651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2651 of 4710	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2751 of 4647	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	2051 of 4581	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	1614 of 2406	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	858 of 1905	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1590 of 2443	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1327 of 2443	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	382 of 1045	63.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	1176 of 4461	73.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	1185 of 2918	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	1104 of 3668	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	869 of 3556	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	800 of 3487	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	3017 of 4575	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	1689 of 3744	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2589 of 4658	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3040 of 4588	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	2089 of 4561	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	2737 of 4413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	1709 of 3644	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	2200 of 4465	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	2130 of 4401	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	1445 of 4376	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	2792 of 4520	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	1466 of 3705	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2225 of 4594	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	2107 of 4521	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	1464 of 4477	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3487 of 4582	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	2687 of 3739	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3008 of 4647	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	2506 of 4585	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	2048 of 4563	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	4223 of 4301	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	3337 of 3549	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	3587 of 4292	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3052 of 4086	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.5	854 of 3952	78.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	2203 of 3006	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	1623 of 2612	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	2139 of 3108	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	2082 of 3106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2024)63rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 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)						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 5th Grade	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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Edgecliff Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1640 Altamesa Blvd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 885-4800	708	35	20.1	78.8%	38 (5.4%)	246 (34.7%)	386 (54.5%)	25 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	32	3293^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		43	2571^st of 4651 public elementary schools	44.7%	722					50.0	40.8	49.2				35.8	26.7	36.9					$10,582
Sycamore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Country Manor Rd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-5700	509	36	13.9	85.3%	35 (6.9%)	167 (32.8%)	263 (51.7%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	20.6	4011^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.3%		14.8	4304^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.5%	293	30.0	56.3	30.8		27.3	32.1	46.0				32.8	36.2	26.2					$9,199
Trinity Basin Preparatory - South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	7421 Crowley Rd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 600-6269	534	34	15.5	73.2%	101 (18.9%)	222 (41.6%)	151 (28.3%)	19 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	20.8	4000^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.8	3624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.1%	376					37.7	31.4	52.3	43.7	40.4	61.5	24.6	21.6	13.9	22.5	17.3	15.4	23.1	$8,623
Texas School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	6025 Village Pkwy	Edgecliff Village	76134	Tarrant County	Texas School Of The Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 732-8372	337	26	12.9		95 (28.2%)	81 (24.0%)	122 (36.2%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	44.7	2404^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.0%		52.8	1974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.6%	430					46.9	56.8	62.5				24.5	38.6	44.6					$9,716
Greenbriar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 Grady Lee St	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7400	468	32	14.8	89.3%	17 (3.6%)	73 (15.6%)	367 (78.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	38.3	2868^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.0%		24.4	3773^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%	905	46.7	15.4	30.0		30.2	36.8	55.2				41.2	46.9	44.2					$10,648
Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5651 Westcreek Dr	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 263-0700	1,232	73	16.8	59.7%	151 (12.3%)	454 (36.9%)	461 (37.4%)	106 (8.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.3%)	46.3	2310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.5	2118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.5%	192					44.0	48.8	62.1	53.1			29.6	46.3	49.4	34.0				$12,559
E Ray Elementary	Public	1-5	7309 Sheridan Rd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3545	347	25	14.0	98.0%	8 (2.3%)	113 (32.6%)	202 (58.2%)	12 (3.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	13.8	4353^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	5.9%		21.7	3932^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.5%	421				0.0	36.1	25.0	40.0				18.0	10.1	35.9					$12,709
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 W Everman Pkwy	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-5710	423	29	14.4	89.6%	11 (2.6%)	151 (35.7%)	236 (55.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	27.1	3621^st of 4627 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.8	3812^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	191	47.1	36.4	40.9		40.9	27.8	36.6				33.9	48.3	29.0					$9,392
Westcreek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Walton Ave	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5850	388	25	15.2	92.8%	24 (6.2%)	111 (28.6%)	219 (56.4%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	17.6	4170^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.9	4515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.9%	345	28.6	40.0	60.0	60.0	19.5	35.6	36.4				22.9	32.0	42.4					$10,374
Seminary Hills Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5037 Townsend Dr	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 920-1270	378	31	12.3	97.1%	23 (6.1%)	72 (19.0%)	253 (66.9%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27.4	3602^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	22.2%		19.6	4046^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.0%	444	30.8	27.3			29.4	34.8	40.0				31.9	38.6	48.0					$12,095

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Edgecliff Academy

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Idea Edgecliff Academy ranks 3293^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Edgecliff Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Idea Edgecliff Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Idea Edgecliff Academy?

Students at Idea Edgecliff Academy are 55% Hispanic, 35% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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