📍 2010 Spears Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77067
Idea Spears Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 741 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Kiser. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Spears Academy enrolls 741 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 44% Black or African American and 1.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 391 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 325 | 44% |
| White | 13 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
690 of the school's 741 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 662 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 Spears 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 15, state house district 139.
Idea Spears 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 741 students, Idea Spears 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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