Idea Mesquite Hills Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · El Paso, Texas
Idea Mesquite Hills Academy in El Paso, Texas enrolled 641 students in 2024-25 with 28.9 full-time teachers, 22.2 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 27% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%
505 students in 2022-23, 590 students in 2023-24, 641 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.4 to 28.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 505 | 22.4 | 22.5 |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 23.9 | 24.7 |
| 2024-25 | 641 | 28.9 | 22.2 |
22.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 306 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Idea Mesquite Hills Academy enrolled 306 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 306 of the 306 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.1% of students were Hispanic, 8.1% Black, 7.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic81.1%
- Black8.1%
- White7.5%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Idea Mesquite Hills Academy scored proficient or above: 40-44% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 40‑44% | 44% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in El Paso
123 public elementary schools in El Paso report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Haskins Pk-8 | 1,405 | 15.2 | 64.0% |
| Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero Pk-8 | 1,231 | 17.1 | 95.3% |
| Dr Sue a Shook School | 1,167 | 19.1 | 49.8% |
| Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary | 1,067 | 17.3 | 41.6% |
| Ben Narbuth Elementary | 1,054 | 20.3 | 49.6% |
| Mission Ridge | 1,052 | 18.8 | 72.6% |
| Cactus Trails | 1,006 | 18.1 | 44.2% |
| John Drugan School | 990 | 17.0 | 42.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Idea Mesquite Hills Academy
- Desertaire ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 505 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- North Star ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 552 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Idea Mesquite Hills Academy with Desertaire ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Idea Public Schools spends per student$11,857 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,857
- The largest public schools in TexasIdea Mesquite Hills Academy is the number 1,267 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,267 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher22.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.22.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Idea Mesquite Hills Academy
How many students attend Idea Mesquite Hills Academy?
641 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 505 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in El Paso, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Idea Mesquite Hills Academy?
22.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Idea Mesquite Hills Academy a Title I school?
Idea Mesquite Hills Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Idea Mesquite Hills Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Idea Mesquite Hills Academy scored proficient or above: 40-44% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Idea Mesquite Hills Academy in?
Idea Public Schools, NCES district ID 4800211. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480021114273 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.