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Idea Frontier Academy Primary School

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2800 South Dakota Ave

Brownsville TX, 78521, Cameron County

Phone: 956-541-2002

Ranking:

(2,701 out of 6,018, top 45%)*

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		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	26		26		25		28		31		24		12
Total Students:	713		722		686		580		622		488		262
Kindergarten:	120	16.8%	119	16.5%	115	16.8%	104	17.9%	108	17.4%	98	20.1%	80	30.5%
Grade 1:	124	17.4%	117	16.2%	114	16.6%	108	18.6%	103	16.6%	101	20.7%	76	29.0%
Grade 2:	115	16.1%	114	15.8%	115	16.8%	109	18.8%	98	15.8%	100	20.5%	50	19.1%
Grade 3:	118	16.5%	127	17.6%	116	16.9%	100	17.2%	103	16.6%	52	10.7%	56	21.4%
Grade 4:	120	16.8%	124	17.2%	115	16.8%	103	17.8%	58	9.3%	55	11.3%	0	0.0%
Grade 5:	116	16.3%	121	16.8%	111	16.2%	56	9.7%	58	9.3%	NA	NA	0	0.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	323	45.3%	322	44.6%	323	47.1%	275	47.4%	293	47.1%	246	50.4%	134	51.1%
Female:	390	54.7%	400	55.4%	363	52.9%	305	52.6%	321	51.6%	234	48.0%	124	47.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.4%
Asian:	7	1.0%	7	1.0%	8	1.2%	8	1.4%	9	1.4%	3	0.6%	1	0.4%
Hispanic:	693	97.2%	706	97.8%	661	96.4%	556	95.9%	594	95.5%	470	96.3%	254	96.9%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	13	1.8%	9	1.2%	17	2.5%	16	2.8%	19	3.1%	14	2.9%	6	2.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	539	75.6%	565	78.3%	502	73.2%	422	72.8%	453	72.8%	357	73.2%	182	69.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	96	13.5%	67	9.3%	101	14.7%	78	13.4%	99	15.9%	71	14.5%	33	12.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	26.99		27.63		27.44		20.50		20.39		20.30		22.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	60%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	60%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	70%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	69%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	61%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	35%	51%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51%	59%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	68%	69%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	70%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	65%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	76%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	68%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	58%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	56%	N/A
TAKS
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	98%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	98%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	95%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	89%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	83.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	0.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	2.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	83.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$37,534.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,727.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Idea Frontier Academy Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.