Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Idea North Mission Academy, which is a part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with Idea Academy San Juan, which is a part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Idea North Mission Academy has a regular student population of 870 with a 20.7 students/teacher ratio while Idea Academy San Juan has 777 students and a student-teacher ratio of 23.3 students/teacher ratio.
Idea North Mission Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 83 in student achievement, 96 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.
On the other hand, Idea Academy San Juan earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 86 overall in post-secondary readiness.
A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Idea North Mission Academy's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Idea Academy San Juan’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Idea North Mission Academy is Hispanics who make up nearly 97.47% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.95%), African Americans (0.34%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
At Idea Academy San Juan, Hispanics make up 95.75% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.60%), Asians (0.39%) and African Americans (0.26%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.
Based on household incomes, Idea North Mission Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 95.86% compared to 90.48% at Idea Academy San Juan.
In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Idea North Mission Academy has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 54.48% of its student population compared to 59.59% at Idea Academy San Juan.
Idea North Mission Academy has no gifted and talented student, while 6.55% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 51.38% students. Idea Academy San Juan has no gifted and talented student, while 4.76% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 58.43% students.
42 teachers employed at Idea North Mission Academy have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.4 years. The 33 teachers at Idea Academy San Juan have been serving the school for an average of 4.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Idea North Mission Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, one teacher only has worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Idea Academy San Juan no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Idea North Mission Academy there are 33 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
At Idea Academy San Juan there are 27 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.
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