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Idea Academy Weslaco

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

2931 E Sugar Cane Dr, Weslaco, TX 78599 · (956) 351-4100

Weslaco’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
649
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Idea Academy Weslaco

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

2931 E Sugar Cane Dr, Weslaco

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 189
Grade 2117
Grade 3121
Grade 4125
Grade 5117
Enrollment over time
713’20
668’21
697’22
685’23
649’24

Down 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 4%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

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