Idea Academy Alamo, Alamo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Idea Academy Alamo

IDEA Academy Alamo is a charter school in the Rio Grande Valley serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates as part of IDEA Public Schools, a large Texas charter network that was placed under state conservatorship in March 2024 following a years-long investigation into improper spending. As part of a settlement, the district is returning funds to the U.S. Department of Education through monthly installments extending into late 2026. The network has since installed new board members and executive leadership, expanded compliance staff, and strengthened internal controls. This governance context is relevant for families evaluating the school, as it reflects ongoing accountability measures and structural reform across the network.

The school enrolls a small student population with a notably concentrated demographic. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with only a handful of white students and no other racial or ethnic representation in the enrollment data. English learner status and special education prevalence are not reported in the available data.

Academic performance, measured by the Texas STAAR assessment, shows mixed results across tested grades. In English language arts, fifth-graders perform strongest, with a majority meeting or exceeding proficiency. Fourth graders show solid performance as well. Third graders in both ELA and math fall below the median, with less than a third of third graders proficient in math. Fifth-grade math performance is slightly higher but still modest. Science assessment results are not meaningfully reported due to very small tested numbers. Across all subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Hidalgo County districts, though the reading of the data reflects performance that is mixed by grade level rather than uniformly strong.

The school's location in Alamo, in Hidalgo County near the Rio Grande border, is characterized by modest housing values and tight economic conditions. The median home value in the area is well below the state average, and the vast majority of families are economically disadvantaged. Rental costs are comparatively low, and the local labor market shows an unemployment rate slightly above the national average.

Parents may want to look into third-grade performance further with the school, as proficiency rates in both math and ELA are notably lower at that grade level than in grades four and five, which could suggest either a transitional issue or a particular curriculum challenge worth understanding.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 7% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 14% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 4% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 51% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 19% · ▲ 39 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

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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.