State/Public Elementary Open

Idea Ewing Halsell Academy

๐Ÿ“ 2523 W Ansley Blvd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78224

698
Pupils
22.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Idea Ewing Halsell Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 698 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Linda Summey. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.

School details

Principal
Linda Summey
School district
Idea Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Idea Ewing Halsell Academy enrolls 698 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.

Male students
337 (48%)
Female students
361 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.3
Student-teacher ratio
22.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% White and 2.3% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino63391%
White446.3%
Black or African American162.3%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

561 of the school's 698 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 495 qualify for free lunch and 66 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Charter schoolTitle I

Idea Ewing Halsell Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 19, state house district 118.

School district: IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Idea Ewing Halsell 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 698 students, Idea Ewing Halsell Academy is close to the district average of about 646 students per school.

79,430
District students
123
Schools
3,841
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

46%
Reading proficient
38%
Math proficient
25%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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