📍 2753 N Roegiers Rd, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 78541
Idea Edinburg Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Edinburg, Hidalgo County. The school has 830 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melanie Perez. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Edinburg Academy enrolls 830 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 789 | 95% |
| White | 20 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
719 of the school's 830 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 608 qualify for free lunch and 111 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Idea Edinburg Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 40.
Idea Edinburg Academy is one of 123 schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in WESLACO, Texas. The district serves 79,430 students district-wide and employs 3,841 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 830 students, Idea Edinburg Academy is larger than the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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