Idea Frontier Academy Primary School
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% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 61% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 51% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 73% |
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.