📍 640 Philomena Dr, Kyle, Hays County, 78640
Idea Kyle Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kyle, Hays County. The school has 684 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gisela Guerra. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Kyle Academy enrolls 684 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 536 | 78% |
| White | 102 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
482 of the school's 684 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 qualify for free lunch and 32 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 Kyle 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 25, state house district 45.
Idea Kyle 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 684 students, Idea Kyle 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