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Idea Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

401 S 1st St, Donna, TX 78537 · (956) 464-0203

Donna’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
744
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Idea Academy

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

401 S 1st St, Donna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten85
Grade 1123
Grade 2132
Grade 3137
Grade 4132
Grade 5135
Enrollment over time
894’20
768’21
803’22
767’23
744’24

Down 16.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%White 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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