Idea Victory, Tampa FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Idea Victory

IDEA Victory is a tuition-free public charter school on North Nebraska Avenue in Tampa, operated by IDEA Public Schools, a Texas-based network that publicly reports a mission of preparing low-income and first-generation students for college. The school spans kindergarten through twelfth grade on paper, but enrollment data tells a more constrained story: students are currently enrolled from kindergarten through eighth grade, with no students recorded in fifth or ninth through twelfth grade. This reflects IDEA's publicly reported approach of opening campuses in lower grades and adding grades over time. Families enrolling now should plan around the reality that high school grades are not yet in place, and that the school's full K-12 pathway will take shape over the coming years.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a large share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the community IDEA explicitly aims to serve along this corridor of North Tampa. The school is a substantial-sized campus for its current grade band. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed, so parents with children who need those services may want to ask the school directly about capacity and staffing in those areas.

Florida's FAST assessment results from the most recent school year show that proficiency rates across grades and subjects are low. In math, the upper elementary grade shows the weakest results, with roughly one in four students meeting proficiency, while third and fourth grades come in near the midpoint of the tested range. ELA follows a similar shape, with fifth grade again the low point and third grade somewhat stronger relative to the school's own range. Science proficiency at the fifth-grade level is quite low; eighth-grade science is somewhat better but still modest. Across every tested grade and subject, fewer than half of students reached proficiency. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether scores are improving, flat, or declining. A parent may want to ask the school what its internal progress metrics look like and how it tracks student growth over time.

The comparison data we have for Hillsborough County covers only one district in the relevant set, so a peer comparison was not possible and we left it out rather than imply one.

IDEA Victory sits in a part of Tampa that is removed from the downtown growth corridor and the affluent South Tampa neighborhoods that tend to attract coverage. The surrounding zip code shows home values meaningfully below the Florida statewide benchmark, and rents have edged slightly downward over the past year. For families thinking about housing near the school, this part of the city is more affordable than Tampa's headline numbers might suggest, though the broader Tampa metro is still navigating elevated mortgage rates and an active apartment construction cycle.

Tampa itself is a large, economically varied city anchored by healthcare, defense, higher education, and financial services. The school sits well north of the Water Street and Channel District development activity, which is concentrated downtown and along the river. HART bus service covers the city, though walkability in this part of North Tampa is limited compared to the more transit-oriented neighborhoods closer to downtown.

IDEA as a network has been expanding rapidly in Florida since its first Tampa Bay campuses opened in 2021, and it has continued adding campuses in Jacksonville and Lakeland. For a family drawn to a college-preparatory mission in a structured charter environment, and comfortable with a school that is still building out its upper grades, IDEA Victory offers a free choice that did not exist in this part of Tampa a few years ago. The academic proficiency data as it stands is a real consideration, and parents evaluating whether this school fits a child who is already at or above grade level, or one who needs to catch up, should look closely at what the school can say about growth trajectories and support structures.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 46% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 43% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 36% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 39% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 44% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 27% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 40% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 32% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 37% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 32% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 41% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 32% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 32% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income41%Higher-income32%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income34%Higher-income24%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income19%Higher-income21%1 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income32%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income23%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income47%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income49%Higher-income41%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income43%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income31%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income35%Higher-income24%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income38%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income17%19 pp gap