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Idea Travis Academy

Summary:

Idea Travis Academy is a public charter school in Midland, Texas, serving grades PK-9 with a total enrollment of 1,041 students. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority Hispanic student body (85.88%).

Idea Travis Academy stands out in several key areas. It has an impressively low dropout rate of 0.0%, significantly better than the state average. The school also serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 77-81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Idea Travis Academy has seen a decrease in its student-teacher ratio, from 19.7 to 15.5 over the past few years, suggesting a more favorable learning environment. However, the school's academic performance on STAAR assessments is generally lower than the Midland Independent School District and the state of Texas, particularly in the lower grade levels. Interestingly, the school's 8th-grade reading and Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rates exceed the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby charter schools like The Stem Academy and Compass Academy Charter School, Idea Travis Academy has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (85.88%) and spends more per student ($13,863) than the nearby charters ($6,414 and $9,478, respectively). However, these nearby charter schools generally outperform Idea Travis Academy on STAAR assessments and end-of-course exams.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative PK, KG-9

 900 E Gist Ave
       Midland, TX  79701

(432) 240-1000

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3508th of 4,675 Texas Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,863 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  1,195

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.2%
African American:
6.0%
White:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.8% Help


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Compare Details Idea Travis Academy ranks worse than 75% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.76. (See more...)
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Compare Details Idea Travis Academy ranks worse than 67.6% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.07. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Idea Travis Academy has the largest alternative school student body size in the Midland Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.2%), African American (6%), White (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Midland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Idea Travis Academy is 17.5, which is the 2nd best among 1 alternative schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Idea Travis Academy is $13,863, which is the highest among 4 alternative schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Idea Travis Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Idea Travis Academy 3508th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Idea Travis Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Idea Travis Academy 1597th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Idea Travis Academy in the ranking list.)

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Midland Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Midland Independent School District (Isd) 556th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Idea Travis Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.52 3268th 4578 28.6%
2022 36.52 2973rd 4581 35.1%
2023 31.51 3302nd 4647 28.9%
2024 28.76 3508th 4675 25.0%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.21 1684th 3446 51.1%
2022 42.66 2085th 3487 40.2%
2023 37.28 2395th 3556 32.6%
2024 33.64 2570th 3638 29.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.32 3019th 3799 20.5%
2022 31.19 2939th 3952 25.6%
2023 34.34 2775th 4086 32.1%
2024 38.38 2671st 4261 37.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.96 3246th 4451 27.1%
2022 45.24 2474th 4477 44.7%
2023 42.07 2729th 4521 39.6%
2024 35.93 3183rd 4560 30.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.74 3148th 4499 30.0%
2022 45.51 2432nd 4561 46.7%
2023 38.24 2891st 4588 37.0%
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Rank History for elementary school At Risk students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.16 2255th 4331 47.9%
2022 51.17 2013th 4461 54.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.12 3310th 4498 26.4%
2022 31.21 3322nd 4563 27.2%
2023 27.95 3542nd 4585 22.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.84 2063rd 2444 15.6%
2022 59.67 781st 2421 67.7%
2024 59.02 811th 2421 66.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.69 2784th 4329 35.7%
2022 40.64 2713th 4376 38.0%
2023 35.70 3040th 4401 30.9%
2024 32.22 3273rd 4431 26.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.22 2543rd 3082 17.5%
2022 52.43 1478th 3082 52.0%
2023 60.39 1195th 3106 61.5%
2024 44.72 1825th 3078 40.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Idea Travis Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.98 1320th 2330 43.3%
2024 34.07 1597th 2361 32.4%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 70.53 267th 1643 83.7%
2023 52.97 646th 1720 62.4%
2024 39.63 1017th 1760 42.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 56.87 473rd 1757 73.1%
2023 31.71 1341st 1815 26.1%
2024 14.33 1818th 1881 3.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 71.96 360th 2220 83.8%
2023 47.77 1116th 2251 50.4%
2024 37.11 1436th 2224 35.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 68.01 517th 2221 76.7%
2023 43.37 1253rd 2241 44.1%
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Rank History for middle school At Risk students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 81.63 183rd 2182 91.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.79 789th 2228 64.6%
2023 40.89 1298th 2245 42.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 88.07 79th 1251 93.7%
2023 51.57 519th 1273 59.2%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.28 485th 2077 76.6%
2023 47.75 1027th 2116 51.5%
2024 37.29 1343rd 2108 36.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Idea Travis Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.40 246th 1723 85.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Idea Travis Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2021 52 58 1 651 1 1 6 0 770
2022 68 60 0 794 0 1 6 0 929
2023 63 62 5 894 0 0 17 0 1041
2024 70 72 9 1030 1 0 13 0 1195

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Idea Travis Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2021 770 38.9 19.7 77.1
2022 929 56.5 16.4 80.6
2023 1041 67.0 15.5 77.1
2024 1195 68.1 17.5 70.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Idea Travis Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2021 770 38.9 19.7 77.1
2022 929 56.5 16.4 80.6
2023 1041 67.0 15.5 77.1
2024 1195 68.1 17.5 70.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Idea Travis Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2021 $1,185 (8.5%) $12,678 (91.5%) $13,863

Data source: Texas Department of Education

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Idea Travis Academy ranks in the bottom 25.0% of Texas alternative schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,195 students attended Idea Travis Academy.

Students at Idea Travis Academy are 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.


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