📍 201 N Bentsen Rd, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Idea McAllen Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 887 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darlene Espinoza. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea McAllen Academy enrolls 887 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% White and 1.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 829 | 93% |
| White | 40 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
741 of the school's 887 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 632 qualify for free lunch and 109 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 McAllen 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 41.
Idea McAllen 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 887 students, Idea McAllen 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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