General Ricardo Sanchez El
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 712 students
Idea Rio Grande City Academy
2803 W Monarch Ln, Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
717
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Idea Public Schools
Starr 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 Rio Grande City Academy
Idea Rio Grande City Academy is a charter elementary school in Rio Grande City, Texas, serving grades K–5. It is part of Idea Public Schools. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Starr County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 717 students were enrolled, with about 21.2 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)
- 717 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.2 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Idea Public Schools
- County
- Starr County
- NCES school ID
- 480021113608
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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.