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Idea Owassa Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

1000 E Owassa Rd, Pharr, TX 78577 · (956) 351-4959

Pharr’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
699
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Idea Owassa Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

1000 E Owassa Rd, Pharr

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten82
Grade 1121
Grade 2117
Grade 3120
Grade 4130
Grade 5129
Enrollment over time
596’20
674’21
810’22
708’23
699’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 91%White 7%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Owassa Academy from Pharr 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; Pharr’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.