📍 7300 e Yukon Rd, Odessa, Ector County, 79765
Idea Yukon Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Odessa, Ector County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jared Smith. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–3 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Yukon Academy enrolls 475 students across grades K–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 328 | 69% |
| White | 94 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 475 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 Yukon 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 31, state house district 81.
Idea Yukon 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 475 students, Idea Yukon Academy is smaller than the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize