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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 798 students
Idea Brownsville Academy
4395 Paredes Line Rd, Brownsville, TX 78526
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
702
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Idea Public Schools
Cameron County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Idea Brownsville Academy
Idea Brownsville Academy is a charter elementary school in Brownsville, Texas, serving grades K–5. It is part of Idea Public Schools. The school is located in a midsize city in Cameron County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 702 students were enrolled, with about 19.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 702 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Idea Public Schools
- County
- Cameron County
- NCES school ID
- 480021112684
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.