IDEA WALZEM ACADEMY

Charter Virtual

Regular School · WESLACO, TX

IDEA WALZEM ACADEMY is a charter regular school school in WESLACO, Texas, serving grades KG–05 with 611 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

611

Teachers (FTE)

29.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	396	65%
Black or African American	151	25%
White	39	6%
Asian	11	2%
Two or more races	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	611	279M / 332F

English Language Learners: 99 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	36.4%	177
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	41.3%	177
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	49

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)

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

0.8% 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.)	611	100%

Contact & Location

2115 W PIKE BLVD

WESLACO, TX 78596

Phone: (210)239-4600

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

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 78596) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

480021113074

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