📍 6445 Walzem Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78239
Idea Walzem Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 735 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Crystal Arreola. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Walzem Academy enrolls 735 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 6.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 463 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 24% |
| White | 47 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
620 of the school's 735 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 601 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 Walzem Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 26, state house district 120.
Idea Walzem 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 735 students, Idea Walzem Academy is close to the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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