Compare Idea North Mission Academy with Idea South Flores Academy

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 South Flores Academy also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 95 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.

Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Idea North Mission Academy these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Idea South Flores Academy secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 South Flores Academy, Hispanics make up 93.46% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (4.28%), African Americans (1.19%), Two or More Races (0.71%) and Asians (0.36%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Idea North Mission Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.86% compared to 74.44% at Idea South Flores Academy.

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 significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 54.48% of its student population compared to 12.72% at Idea South Flores Academy.

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 South Flores Academy has no gifted and talented student, while 7.13% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 10.94% 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 38 teachers at Idea South Flores Academy have been serving the school for an average of 3.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.7 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 South Flores Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five 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 South Flores Academy there are 30 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.