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IDEA McAllen Academy

IDEA Public Schools · McAllen · 739 students

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Current score
77/1002025-26
Change
−20 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−4.1 ptsvs 81.1 average · 238 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
165 of 238tied with 8 others
C77

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 97 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.1 average for 238 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
40%vs 34.3% avg · +5.7 pts
Masters
22%vs 13% avg · +9 pts

Among 236 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
51%vs 47.6% avg · +3.4 pts
Masters
26%vs 18% avg · +8 pts

Among 238 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

IDEA McAllen Academy is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.1 average for 238 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is down 20 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 165th of 238 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 8 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageIDEA McAllen Academy 9786838177 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 97 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26C7781.1 238 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25B8181.7 232 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24B8380.1 226 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23B8680.8 218 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22A9785.0 207 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement73 C−4.8 vs similar economic context · 238 reporting
  • School Progress79 C−2.8 vs similar economic context · 237 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps71 C−6.5 vs similar economic context · 232 reporting
  • Academic Growth65 D−8.4 vs similar economic context · 222 reporting
  • Relative Performance79 C−1.4 vs similar economic context · 235 reporting
  • IDEA McAllen Academy
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (238 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement73C7
School Progress79C1
Closing the Gaps71C9
Academic Growth65D5
Relative Performance79C1

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 1 point below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (79), so Student Achievement (73) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 79.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level69%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting
  • Meets grade level43%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting
  • Masters grade level23%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level74%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting
  • Meets grade level51%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting
  • Masters grade level26%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level66%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 236 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 236 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 236 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level65%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 232 reporting
  • Meets grade level28%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 232 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 232 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (238 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
739
Economically disadvantaged
73.7%−1.8 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
61.8%+31.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
13.1%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.6%+3.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
10.1%−15.1 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

IDEA McAllen Academy

African American: 0.8%Hispanic: 92.6%White: 5%Asian: 1.4%Two or More Races: 0.3%
  • African American 0.8%
  • Hispanic 92.6%
  • White 5%
  • Asian 1.4%
  • Two or More Races 0.3%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting for every category shown · 238 in full cohort

African American: 19.6%Hispanic: 66.8%White: 8.2%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 2.7%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.3%
  • African American 19.6%
  • Hispanic 66.8%
  • White 8.2%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 2.7%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
739
Economically disadvantaged students
545
Emergent bilingual students
457
Special education students
97

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
53
Students in TEA mobility denominator
693
TEA-published mobility rate
7.6%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 739 students in 2025–26, an increase of 1 (0.1%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
739

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+1

Increase · +0.1%

Change since 2021–22
−119

Decrease · −13.9%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
739
Selected comparison
490.7

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for IDEA McAllen Academy
School yearStudents enrolledIDEA McAllen AcademyChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 858 First available year 483.6
2022–23 887 Increase of 29 (3.4%) 497.2
2023–24 772 Decrease of 115 (13.0%) 489.9
2024–25 738 Decrease of 34 (4.4%) 493.3
2025–26 739 Increase of 1 (0.1%) 490.7

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
32

4.1% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
40

5.15 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
776

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
4.1%
Selected comparison
9.7%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 166 rated charter campuses reporting

−5.6 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
5.15
Selected comparison
16

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 174 rated charter campuses reporting

−10.8 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for IDEA McAllen Academy
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 960 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 902 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 910 26 2.9% 31 3.41 10.7% 17.7
2023–24 785 20 2.5% 29 3.69 10.7% 17.6
2024–25 776 32 4.1% 40 5.15 9.7% 16
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for IDEA McAllen Academy in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 32 4.1% 40 5.15 9.7% 16
In-school suspensions 32 4.1% 40 5.15 5.8% 8
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • IDEA McAllen Academy
  • Parent district: IDEA Public Schools
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$10,260
Selected comparison
$11,462

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 230 rated charter campuses reporting

−$1,202 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $10,260 per student for this campus, $14,202 per student for its parent district, IDEA Public Schools, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearIDEA McAllen AcademyParent district: IDEA Public SchoolsTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,565$10,855$13,054$8,146 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 162 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$6,870$11,089$13,108$8,588 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 173 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$6,893$11,676$14,058$9,364 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 185 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$6,683$11,823$14,797$9,405 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 201 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$9,210$13,328$15,708$10,699 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 207 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$8,876$12,890$16,792$11,074 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 214 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$9,418$13,294$18,125$11,558 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 222 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$10,260$14,202$18,972$11,462 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 230 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$63,776+$1,489 vs similar economic context
Teachers
34+5.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
21.5+3.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

IDEA McAllen Academy

1 to 5 years: 66.3%6 to 10 years: 31.7%11 to 20 years: 1.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 66.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 31.7%
  • 11 to 20 years 1.7%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 238 reporting for every category shown · 238 in full cohort

Beginning: 13.9%1 to 5 years: 46.2%6 to 10 years: 19.8%11 to 20 years: 15.5%21 to 30 years: 4.1%Over 30 years: 0.7%
  • Beginning 13.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 46.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 15.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.1%
  • Over 30 years 0.7%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for IDEA McAllen Academy in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classIDEA McAllen Academy · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten21.921.1
Grade 13222.7
Grade 231.324
Grade 33124.2
Grade 432.824.5
Grade 53324.1

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 108807111.