Idea Quest Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Edinburg, Texas

Idea Quest Academy in Edinburg, Texas enrolled 592 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

762 students in 2022-23, 671 students in 2023-24, 592 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.9 to 33.0.

Students enrolled at Idea Quest Academy by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-237622023-246712024-25592
Students enrolled at Idea Quest Academy by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-237622023-246712024-25592
Students enrolled at Idea Quest Academy by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-237622023-246712024-25592
Students enrolled at Idea Quest Academy by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 671, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-237622023-246712024-25592
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376230.924.6
2023-2467129.023.1
2024-2559233.018.0

18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 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.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Idea Quest Academy 18.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIdea Quest Academy 18.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Idea Quest Academy 18.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIdea Quest Academy 18.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Idea Quest Academy 18.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIdea Quest Academy 18.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Idea Quest Academy 18.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIdea Quest Academy 18.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

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 650 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Idea Quest Academy enrolled 650 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 650 of the 650 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.6% of students were Hispanic, 3.2% White, 1.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic93.6%
  2. White3.2%
  3. Asian1.7%
  4. Black1.4%
  5. Two or more races0.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Idea Quest Academy scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%57%52%
Math, 2022-2351%44% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Edinburg

31 public elementary schools in Edinburg report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Idea Edinburg Academy72821.484.6%
Truman Elementary69616.284.6%
Canterbury Elementary68716.740.5%
Trevino Elementary67215.548.4%
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary66116.963.4%
De La Vina Elementary64117.076.0%
Eisenhower Elementary64015.986.3%
Carmen V Avila Elementary63616.089.3%

All public schools in Edinburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Idea Quest Academy

  1. R C Flores-Mark a Zapata ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 625 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Anne L Magee ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 460 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Idea Quest Academy with R C Flores-Mark a Zapata ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in TexasIdea Quest Academy is the number 1,612 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,612 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.18.0:1
  7. 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 Quest Academy

  1. How many students attend Idea Quest Academy?
    592 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 762 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Edinburg, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Idea Quest Academy?
    18.0 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.
  3. Is Idea Quest Academy a Title I school?
    Idea Quest Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Idea Quest Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Idea Quest Academy scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Idea Quest Academy in?
    Idea Public Schools, NCES district ID 4800211. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480021111427 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, 2021-22 and 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.

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