IDEA ACADEMY SAN BENITO

Charter Virtual

Regular School · SAN BENITO, TX

IDEA ACADEMY SAN BENITO is a charter regular school school in SAN BENITO, Texas, serving grades KG–05 with 685 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

685

Teachers (FTE)

36.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

19:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	648	95%
White	25	4%
Asian	5	1%
Black or African American	4	1%
Two or more races	3	0%
Total enrollment	685	360M / 325F

English Language Learners: 256 (37% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	28.0% -8.4pp	36.4%	339
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -4.3pp	41.3%	339
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	111

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)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

+0.48 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.2% 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.)	685	100%

Contact & Location

2151 RUSSELL LN

SAN BENITO, TX 78586

Phone: (956)399-5252

http://ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-san-benito/

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 JUAN Elementary
IDEA ACADEMY WESLACO Elementary
IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMY Elementary
IDEA AMBROSE AND FREDA ROBINSON ACADEMY Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 78586) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

480021112007

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