Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Idea Public Schools: B

Total students

821

Avg. teacher experience

3.4 years

Idea Public Schools: 4.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 98.6%

Statewide: 90%

Idea Frontier Academy is an charter elementary school in Brownsville, TX, in the Idea Public Schools school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 821 students. 86% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 68.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,206, which is $4,681 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-frontier/

Address

2800 S Dakota Ave
Brownsville, TX 78521

Office phone number

(956) 541-2002

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Idea Frontier Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

821

African American

1 (0.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 7.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

811 (98.8%)

Idea Public Schools: 85.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (1.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 5.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

98.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.1%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

86 %

Idea Public Schools: 65.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

94.6 %

Idea Public Schools: 83.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

71.1 %

Idea Public Schools: 40.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

86.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

71.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

68.7 %

Idea Public Schools: 39.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Idea Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

4.9 %

Idea Public Schools: 7.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

68.7%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

4.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Idea Public Schools: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Idea Public Schools: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Idea Public Schools: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Idea Public Schools: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

2.9 %

Idea Public Schools: 3.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 4.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 5.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3 %

Idea Public Schools: 3.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 6%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Idea Public Schools: 4.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 2.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

34.1

African American

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 10.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

33.1 (97.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 74.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (2.9%)

Idea Public Schools: 12.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.1 (97.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 80.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (2.9%)

Idea Public Schools: 18.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

24.1

Idea Public Schools: 18.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

3.4 years

Idea Public Schools: 4.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$54,206

Idea Public Schools: $56,287

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,389

Idea Public Schools: $52,959

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,688

Idea Public Schools: $55,147

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$65,406

Idea Public Schools: $60,088

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$68,947

Idea Public Schools: $62,813

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Idea Public Schools: $68,951

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Idea Public Schools: $72,750

Statewide: $71,111

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