IDEA Robindale Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Brownsville, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades K–5
IDEA Robindale Academy serves 699 students in grades K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 921st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 21.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021114008 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | IDEA Public Schools | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 699 | 79,430 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 21.8 | 18.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88% | 82.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
IDEA Robindale Academy in context
Size
Of the 62 elementary schools in IDEA Public Schools, IDEA Robindale Academy is the 26th largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 533; IDEA Robindale Academy is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 132 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 81, against an average of 117 per grade. This year grade 5 has 52% more students than kindergarten (123 against 81). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.7% here and 85.2% across IDEA Public Schools. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.9% across IDEA Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 32.06 full-time-equivalent teachers for 699 students, IDEA Robindale Academy has 21.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 699 students would have about 47.2 teachers, so IDEA Robindale Academy has 15.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
IDEA Robindale Academy is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Gonzalez Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Brownsville ISD. Within 10 miles there are 46 other elementary schools, 32 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.7% |
| White | 5.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
53.8% of students are girls and 46.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 81 |
| Grade 1 | 104 |
| Grade 2 | 129 |
| Grade 3 | 130 |
| Grade 4 | 132 |
| Grade 5 | 123 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3802 E Ruben Torres Sr. Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)832-5300
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Robindale Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.6 mi | 596 | 15.5 | 88.8% |
| Pena Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.1 mi | 501 | 16.2 | 90.4% |
| Hudson Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 751 | 16.5 | 81% |
| Breeden Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 511 | 14.2 | 83.6% |
| Egly Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.7 mi | 520 | 14.5 | 92.9% |
| Gallegos Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.9 mi | 390 | 15 | 98.2% |
| Champion Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.0 mi | 710 | 17.7 | 94.8% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | Jubilee Academies | 2.0 mi | 545 | 16.2 | 87.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.