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Idea Academy San Benito Primary School
2151 Russell Ln
San Benito TX, 78586, Cameron County
Phone: 956-399-5252
Ranking: 
(4,505 out of 6,018, bottom 25%)*
(4,505 out of 6,018, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 696 | 587 | 443 | 308 | 297 | 98 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 118 | 17.0% | 113 | 19.3% | 120 | 27.1% | 103 | 33.4% | 104 | 35.0% | 98 | 100.0% |
| Grade 1: | 119 | 17.1% | 117 | 19.9% | 109 | 24.6% | 106 | 34.4% | 106 | 35.7% | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 110 | 15.8% | 121 | 20.6% | 110 | 24.8% | 99 | 32.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 118 | 17.0% | 116 | 19.8% | 104 | 23.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 115 | 16.5% | 120 | 20.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 116 | 16.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 357 | 51.3% | 301 | 51.3% | 227 | 51.2% | 155 | 50.3% | 140 | 47.1% | 51 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 339 | 48.7% | 286 | 48.7% | 216 | 48.8% | 153 | 49.7% | 149 | 50.2% | 39 | 39.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 638 | 91.7% | 538 | 91.7% | 410 | 92.6% | 287 | 93.2% | 275 | 92.6% | 89 | 90.8% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 39 | 5.6% | 29 | 4.9% | 20 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.2% | 16 | 5.4% | 6 | 6.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 449 | 64.5% | 344 | 58.6% | 260 | 58.7% | 197 | 64.0% | 176 | 59.3% | 66 | 67.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 11.4% | 64 | 10.9% | 55 | 12.4% | 26 | 8.4% | 34 | 11.4% | 12 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 30.63 | 32.41 | 30.36 | 20.53 | 23.78 | 20.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 79% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51% | 68% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 72% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 71% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Idea Academy San Benito Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.