📍 1000 e Pike Blvd, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, 78596
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Weslaco, Hidalgo County. The school has 838 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alaine Ortiz. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy enrolls 838 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 822 | 98% |
| White | 10 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
741 of the school's 838 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 713 qualify for free lunch and 28 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 Weslaco Pike 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 27, state house district 39.
Idea Weslaco Pike 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 838 students, Idea Weslaco Pike 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: Suburb - Large
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