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401 S 1st St, Donna, TX, 78537

School Rating:

Excellent

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Idea Academy is located at 401 S 1ST ST, DONNA, TX, 78537. The school is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

To contact the school, call (956) 464-0203.

Teachers

Idea Academy employs 36 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 4 years. The teachers average 4 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 768 students with a student to teacher ratio of 21.30 S/T. The special education division has 5 teachers assisting it. Idea Academy also employs 17 education aids.

School Summary

Charter School

Grade Span

PK-05

Enrollment

768

Is Charter

Yes

Address

401 S 1ST ST, DONNA, TX, 78537

Principal

MS SYLVIA VERDOOREN

School District

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Phone

(956) 464-0203

County

Hidalgo County

Website

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Idea Academy

Accountability Ratings

Excellent

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	74
Student Progress	95
Closing Performance Gaps	79
Overall	90

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

Comparative Academic Growth

Comparative Closing the Gaps

Idea Academy Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	0	0.00%
Hispanic	739	96.22%
White	28	3.65%
Asian	1	0.13%
Native American	0	0.00%
Two or More Races	0	0.00%
Total Students	768	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	757	98.57%
Limited English Proficiency	389	50.65%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	383	49.87%
Gifted & Talented	0	0.00%
Special Education	47	6.12%
Teacher Student Ratio		21.30 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	0	0.00%
20 - 30 years	0	0.00%
10 - 20 years	0	0.00%
6 - 10 years	8	22.22%
1- 5 years	23	63.89%
Beginning Teacher	5	13.89%
Teacher Experience Average	3.80 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	3.60 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	36	100%
Female Teachers	31	86.11 %
Male Teachers	5	13.89 %
School Admin	4
School Support	2
Edu Aids	17
Special Education	5

Idea Academy 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	74%	77%	73%	72%	.%
African American	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Hispanic	74%	77%	73%	72%	.%
White	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Asian	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Two or More Races	.%	.%	.%	.%	.%
Economically Disadvantaged	74%	76%	72%	71%	.%
Male Students	77%	78%	76%	77%	.%
Female Students	71%	75%	69%	65%	.%
Special Education	58%	57%	57%	62%	.%
Limited English Proficiency	74%	75%	74%	71%	.%