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Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy

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Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy ranks 1173 rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 42% of Texas high schools

Summary

Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) is a small, specialized high school in the Ross Avenue area of Dallas, serving 149 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its exceptional ability to keep students on track, boasting a graduation rate of 96.7% and a dropout rate of 0.0%—far better than nearby schools like North Dallas High School (79.6% graduation, 5.7% dropout) and James Madison High School (82.5% graduation, 4.8% dropout). While it doesn't match the elite test scores of selective-admission schools like Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School or Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School, IDEA serves a high-poverty population (over 85% qualify for free or reduced lunch) and achieves outcomes that many larger neighborhood schools cannot.

Academically, IDEA shows a fascinating split. In Biology, students achieved an 84.62% proficiency rate, outperforming the district (69.23%) and state (70.51%) averages, as well as nearby schools like Woodrow Wilson High School (64.72%). However, Algebra I proficiency is just 33.3%, a 51-point gap that suggests the school's hands-on, innovation-focused approach works well for science but needs strengthening in math. The school has also shown remarkable recent improvement, jumping from the 21st to the 42nd percentile in state rankings, with strong gains for English Language Learners (from 14th to 72nd percentile) and special education students (from 15th to 59th percentile).

With only 149 students, IDEA's small size is a key advantage, allowing personalized attention that keeps students engaged and graduating. It occupies a valuable middle ground in the diverse Dallas educational landscape—outperforming struggling neighbors like James Madison High School in retention while not competing with magnet schools. If the school can address its Algebra I weakness, it has strong potential to become a true standout in the district.

149

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,325

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Ross Ave
Dallas, TX 75204

(972) 794-6800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

African American:

24.8%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2019 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!English II Reading scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg60%

Texas avg62%

1,173^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 38High Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 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	42.5	1173 of 2009	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1554 of 1974	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1474 of 1990	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1456 of 1961	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1407 of 1876	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1289 of 1861	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1039 of 1857	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	475 of 1086	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	245 of 834	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	466 of 1065	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	557 of 1069	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	664 of 1031	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	543 of 1020	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	452 of 1024	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	551 of 1013	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	1240 of 1837	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	857 of 1829	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	726 of 1810	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	959 of 1784	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	335 of 1195	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	18.2	994 of 1153	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	798 of 1437	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	508 of 1371	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	459 of 1278	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	147 of 1195	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	120 of 1136	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	245 of 1113	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	939 of 1936	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.3	1268 of 1504	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1583 of 1880	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1516 of 1891	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1531 of 1841	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1427 of 1815	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1110 of 1798	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1298 of 1781	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	884 of 1206	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	920 of 964	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1048 of 1182	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1076 of 1172	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1156 of 1177	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	918 of 1145	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	807 of 1137	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	1197 of 1860	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.2	1321 of 1453	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1444 of 1805	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1368 of 1820	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1229 of 1762	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	1113 of 1743	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	793 of 1714	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	862 of 1691	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	708 of 1937	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	20.7	1263 of 1513	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1334 of 1884	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1414 of 1897	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1224 of 1847	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	1032 of 1848	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	809 of 1818	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	978 of 1794	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	1159 of 1954	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1354 of 1515	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1318 of 1891	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1347 of 1913	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1221 of 1853	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	1161 of 1840	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1022 of 1824	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1037 of 1803	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	653 of 1581	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.3	1108 of 1299	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1411 of 1548	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	521 of 1478	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	569 of 1418	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	609 of 1382	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	658 of 1357	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	596 of 1347	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	57.6	560 of 1539	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+30 vs school

White (2018)64th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology85%+14 vs state

U.S. History78%+8 vs state

English I Reading41%-14 vs state

Algebra I33%-21 vs state

English II Reading33%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy	Public	9-12	4800 Ross Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6800	149	10	15.5	85.2%	9 (6.0%)	37 (24.8%)	99 (66.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	42.5	1173^rd of 2009 public high schools	41.6%		23.2	1554^th of 1974 public high schools	21.3%	381	33.3	84.6	41.4	33.3	78.1							$17,325
Uplift Atlas Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4600 Bryan St Bldg 2	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 821-7325	503	34	14.9	84.9%	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.8%)	456 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32.2	1433^rd of 2009 public high schools	28.7%		33.7	1306^th of 1974 public high schools	33.8%	127	47.6	56.0	43.1	51.8	53.2							$10,987
North Dallas High School	Public	9-12	3120 N Haskell Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1500	1,300	81	16.0	91.1%	34 (2.6%)	358 (27.5%)	865 (66.5%)	20 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	32.4	1428^th of 2009 public high schools	28.9%		24.4	1531^st of 1974 public high schools	22.4%	103	25.5	59.1	47.9	45.1	60.8							$10,977
Woodrow Wilson High School	Public	9-12	100 S Glasgow Dr	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4400	1,832	115	15.9	61.1%	507 (27.7%)	133 (7.3%)	1,136 (62.0%)	22 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.5%)	49.7	952^nd of 2009 public high schools	52.6%		50.3	902^nd of 1974 public high schools	54.3%	50	20.5	64.7	59.7	60.5	71.3							$9,874
Citylab High School	Public	9-12	912 S Ervay St	Dallas	75201	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2702	150	9	16.0	81.3%	17 (11.3%)	25 (16.7%)	105 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	46.5	1051^st of 2009 public high schools	47.7%		51	882^nd of 1974 public high schools	55.3%	169	71.4	73.9	52.6	47.1	61.5							$13,109
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	604	35	17.5	79.8%	46 (7.6%)	29 (4.8%)	504 (83.4%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	92.7	25^th of 2009 public high schools	98.8%		94.4	19^th of 1974 public high schools	99.0%	6	92.7	98.5	98.9	97.1	98.6	94.5	96.2	100.0	59.6	85.7	88.5	$9,587
Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School	Public	9-12	701 Elm St 1st Floor	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-2356	293	15	19.5	86.7%	5 (1.7%)	25 (8.5%)	256 (87.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	94	15^th of 2009 public high schools	99.3%		95.8	9^th of 1974 public high schools	99.5%	6		98.0	97.2	97.5	100.0							$9,476
James Madison High School	Public	9-12	3000 Martin Luther King Jr Blv	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2800	349	30	11.8	97.1%	4 (1.1%)	206 (59.0%)	133 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	38.4	1276^th of 2009 public high schools	36.5%		20	1616^th of 1974 public high schools	18.1%	340	35.4	48.9	32.4	47.4	82.0							$18,344
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	4220 Emerson Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3700	2,119	147	14.4		1,739 (82.1%)	16 (0.8%)	123 (5.8%)	166 (7.8%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.8%)	92	32^nd of 2009 public high schools	98.4%		89.4	73^rd of 1974 public high schools	96.3%	41	81.7	97.3	94.8	93.0	97.0							$11,355
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2826 Elsie Faye Heggins St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7600	580	44	13.1	96.9%	3 (0.5%)	406 (70.0%)	160 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	38.1	1285^th of 2009 public high schools	36.0%		24.3	1534^th of 1974 public high schools	22.3%	249	40.7	67.4	41.9	53.8	61.7							$14,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy

What is the racial makeup of Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy?

Students at Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy are 66% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy.

What district is Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy a good school?

Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy ranks 1173^rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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