IDEA MESQUITE HILLS ACADEMY

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Charter School 505 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 3rd

School Overview

IDEA MESQUITE HILLS ACADEMY is a public charter elementary school and part of the IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS school district, located in EL PASO, TX with 505 students offering grade levels from PK to 03. Student demographics can be found below.

With 22 teachers, IDEA MESQUITE HILLS ACADEMY has a student/teacher ratio of about 22.5:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

505

Total Students

22.4

Full-Time Teachers

22.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

92.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for IDEA MESQUITE HILLS ACADEMY
Demographic	Student Count
White	38
Hispanic	407
Black	43
Asian	7
Two or More	4
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	4

Hispanic
407 (80.6 %)
Black
43 (8.5 %)
White
38 (7.5 %)
Asian
7 (1.4 %)
Two or More
4 (0.8 %)
Pacific Islander
4 (0.8 %)
American Indian
2 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Phone:	(915)888-4700
Website:	http://ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-mesquite-hills/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 3rd
Total Students:	505
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	22.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	22.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	463
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	3

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 75

Kindergarten 120

Grade 1 118

Grade 2 98

Grade 3 94