📍 5200 Tres Lagos Blvd, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78504
Idea Tres Lagos Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 810 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Benigna Carcano. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Tres Lagos Academy enrolls 810 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% White and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 742 | 92% |
| White | 42 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
701 of the school's 810 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 372 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 Tres Lagos 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 35.
Idea Tres Lagos 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 810 students, Idea Tres Lagos 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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