IDEA Southeast Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades K–5
IDEA Southeast Academy serves 698 students in grades K–5 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 929th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 24.4 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 ÷ 28.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021114274 |
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 | 698 | 79,430 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 24.4 | 18.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.1% | 82.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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 Southeast Academy in context
Size
IDEA Southeast Academy is the 28th largest of IDEA Public Schools' 62 elementary schools; its 698 students are 0.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 442; IDEA Southeast 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 3 with 133 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 89, against an average of 116 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% more students than kindergarten (127 against 89). 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: 74.6% here and 85.2% across IDEA Public Schools. Black students are next, at 21.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.1% 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 28.63 full-time-equivalent teachers for 698 students, IDEA Southeast Academy has 24.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 698 students would have about 47.2 teachers, so IDEA Southeast Academy has 18.6 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 Southeast Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Clifford Davis Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Fort Worth ISD. Within 10 miles there are 158 other elementary schools, 56 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 | 74.6% |
| Black | 21.5% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 89 |
| Grade 1 | 109 |
| Grade 2 | 120 |
| Grade 3 | 133 |
| Grade 4 | 120 |
| Grade 5 | 127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2935 E Seminary Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76119
Phone: (817)885-4250
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Southeast Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Davis Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.4 mi | 868 | 21.9 | 97.5% |
| Harlean Beal Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.1 mi | 333 | 18 | 95.2% |
| Glen Park Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.1 mi | 451 | 16.4 | 96.5% |
| Oaklawn Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 395 | 15.5 | 95.4% |
| Carter Park Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 445 | 15.8 | 95.5% |
| Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 338 | 12.9 | 93.5% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.6 mi | 554 | 18.5 | 92.6% |
| Worth Heights Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 439 | 13.2 | 88.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.