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Idea Frontier Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

2800 S Dakota Ave, Brownsville, TX 78521 · (956) 541-2002

Brownsville’s School Grade B better than 55% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
675
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Idea Frontier Academy

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2800 S Dakota Ave, Brownsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten79
Grade 1112
Grade 2125
Grade 3128
Grade 4111
Grade 5120
Enrollment over time
884’20
821’21
818’22
688’23
675’24

Down 23.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%White 3%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Idea Frontier Academy from Brownsville 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; Brownsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.