IDEA FRONTIER ACADEMY

Charter Virtual

Regular School · BROWNSVILLE, TX

IDEA FRONTIER ACADEMY is a charter regular school school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, serving grades KG–05 with 675 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

675

Teachers (FTE)

32.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

21:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	651	96%
White	23	3%
Two or more races	1	0%
Total enrollment	675	326M / 349F

English Language Learners: 513 (76% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -11.4pp	36.4%	297
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -12.3pp	41.3%	297
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	101

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.13 grade levels

Math

+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	675	100%

Contact & Location

2800 S DAKOTA AVE

BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521

Phone: (956)541-2002

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

District

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,896

District enrollment: 74,217

Other Schools in District

IDEA ACADEMY Elementary
IDEA ACADEMY ALAMO Elementary
IDEA ACADEMY MISSION Elementary
IDEA ACADEMY PHARR Elementary
IDEA ACADEMY SAN BENITO Elementary
IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN Elementary
IDEA ACADEMY WESLACO Elementary
IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMY Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 78521) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

480021111384

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD