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Idea Parmer Park Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

1438 E Yager Ln, Austin, TX 78853 · (512) 822-4850

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
621
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Idea Parmer Park Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1438 E Yager Ln, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten85
Grade 1102
Grade 2106
Grade 3121
Grade 497
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
522’20
615’21
675’22
658’23
621’24

Up 19% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%Black 16%White 6%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Idea Parmer Park Academy from Austin families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.