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Idea Travis Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-10

4012^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 13% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Idea Travis Academy in Midland, TX, is a large alternative school within the Midland Independent School District (Isd), serving 1,298 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 10th grade in a high-poverty area where about 73% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most striking findings is the school's exceptional performance in high school Biology, with 86.67% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year. This rate not only far exceeds the district (66.94%) and state (70.51%) averages but also rivals top-performing nearby charter schools like Compass Academy Charter School (89.22%) and The Stem Academy (81.82%). However, this success contrasts sharply with struggles in elementary science, where only 22.13% of 5th graders were proficient. The school also shows a unique pattern in math: while elementary and middle school math scores often lag 10-20 points behind the state, Algebra I proficiency (50.38%) is well above the district average (37.22%) and close to the state average (54.03%). Additionally, 8th-grade reading has been a consistent bright spot, with scores (59.43%) surpassing both district and state averages in recent years.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($13,863) than nearby district peers like Legacy Freshman High School ($9,575) and Midland Freshman High School ($8,692), academic results are mixed and volatile across grades and subjects. The school's dropout rate has trended downward to 1.7%, below the district average of 2.1%. While it generally underperforms compared to top charter schools, Idea Travis stands out as a relative bright spot within its own district, particularly in Biology, Algebra I, and 8th-grade reading, suggesting that targeted programs and dedicated teachers are making a real difference for students in those areas.

1,298

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,883

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 E Gist Ave
Midland, TX 79701

(432) 240-8200

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

White:

5.5%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!U.S. History scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

Texas avg52%

Elementary school

4,012^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2021

From bottom 29% (2021) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,669^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2023

From bottom 43% (2023) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

560^th of 951Midland 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	4012 of 4627	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	3676 of 4651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3535 of 4710	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3302 of 4647	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2973 of 4581	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3268 of 4578	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	698 of 2406	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.1	585 of 1905	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	822 of 2443	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	781 of 2421	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.8	2063 of 2444	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.2	2013 of 4461	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	2255 of 4331	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	1335 of 1643	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	2129 of 2918	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	2591 of 3668	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	2395 of 3556	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2085 of 3487	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	1684 of 3446	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	3916 of 4575	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	2974 of 3744	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3472 of 4658	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	2891 of 4588	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	2432 of 4561	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3148 of 4499	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	3846 of 4413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	2907 of 3644	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3301 of 4465	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3040 of 4401	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2713 of 4376	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2784 of 4329	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3448 of 4520	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	2648 of 3705	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3209 of 4594	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2729 of 4521	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2474 of 4477	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3246 of 4451	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	3977 of 4582	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	2892 of 3739	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3560 of 4647	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3542 of 4585	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3322 of 4563	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3310 of 4498	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	3469 of 4301	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	2101 of 3549	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	2692 of 4292	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	2775 of 4086	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	2939 of 3952	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3019 of 3799	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	2564 of 3006	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.4	1515 of 2612	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1842 of 3108	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	1195 of 3106	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	1478 of 3082	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.2	2543 of 3082	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	1669 of 2335	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1761 of 2344	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1605 of 2372	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1320 of 2330	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	51.6	519 of 1273	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.1	79 of 1251	93.7%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	81.6	183 of 2182	91.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1110 of 1390	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	942 of 1428	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1024 of 1770	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	646 of 1720	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	267 of 1643	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	1445 of 2240	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	1296 of 1825	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1559 of 2242	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1253 of 2241	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.0	517 of 2221	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	1436 of 2141	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1259 of 1731	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	1350 of 2119	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	1027 of 2116	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	485 of 2077	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1338 of 2253	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	1206 of 1820	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1441 of 2235	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	1116 of 2251	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	360 of 2220	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1686 of 2253	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1474 of 1818	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1591 of 2246	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1298 of 2245	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	789 of 2228	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	741 of 1956	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	14.8	1529 of 1568	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1827 of 1891	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1341 of 1815	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.9	473 of 1757	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	1078 of 1731	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.4	246 of 1723	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)71st percentile+58 vs school

At Risk (2022)55th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2023)59th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology87%+16 vs state

U.S. History51%-19 vs state

Algebra I50%-4 vs state

English II Reading43%-17 vs state

Reading39%-16 vs state

English I Reading39%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 vs state

Social Studies23%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 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 Travis Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	900 E Gist Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8200	1,298	68	17.5	73.1%	71 (5.5%)	65 (5.0%)	1,145 (88.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)								(n/a)	50.4	86.7	38.5	42.9	51.4	30.0	30.2	48.6	36.4	29.1	59.4	35.5	22.4	27.5	28.8	21.4		23.4	$11,883
Midland Freshman High School	Public, Alternative	9	100 E Gist Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-3400	845	44	19.3	55.9%	186 (22.0%)	47 (5.6%)	576 (68.2%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)								(n/a)	26.4	90.4	55.6																$8,006
Legacy Freshman High School	Public, Alternative	9	1400 E Oak Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-2400	890	62	14.2	53.7%	201 (22.6%)	58 (6.5%)	583 (65.5%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)								(n/a)	27.6	93.0	50.2																$8,599
Texas Leadership Of Midland	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 Thomas Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 242-7117	888	53	16.9	45.0%	180 (20.3%)	53 (6.0%)	617 (69.5%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)								(n/a)	39.7	55.6	32.5	27.4	67.7	26.6	32.9	22.2	42.9	24.1	42.1	10.9	18.6	11.1	28.6	7.6	27.2	6.6	$6,943
Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	8-9	3800 N Lamesa Rd	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 688-4540	1	2	.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$90,691
Compass Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5530 Billy Hext Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Compass Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 272-1836	1,558	91	17.0	2.6%	934 (59.9%)	20 (1.3%)	582 (37.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.1%)								(n/a)	34.3	89.2	63.5	67.0	72.4	47.9	45.0	58.5	70.2	48.2	54.0	36.8	38.9	42.7	55.3	38.3	53.7	34.3	$8,170
The Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4940 S Rd	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 552-2580	755	41	18.3	40.1%	262 (34.7%)	15 (2.0%)	438 (58.0%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.8%)								(n/a)	70.8	81.8	79.0	87.7	83.6	46.2	46.2	67.2	76.6	50.8	65.1	38.5	46.2	57.4	39.1	10.9	38.5	49.2	$9,642
Ector County Youth Center	Public, Alternative	7-11	1401 Yukon Rd	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0049	14	2	6.6	85.7%	3 (21.4%)	4 (28.6%)	7 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0		18.2	0.0															$17,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Travis Academy

Is Idea Travis Academy a good school?

Idea Travis Academy ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Texas alternative schools.

What district is Idea Travis Academy in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Idea Travis Academy?

Students at Idea Travis Academy are 88% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American.

How many students attend Idea Travis Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,298 students attended Idea Travis Academy.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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