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Idea Mcallen Academy vs. Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School

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School Overview

School
Idea Mcallen Academy
201 N Bentsen Rd
Mcallen, TX 78501
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School
2101 S Taylor Rd
Mission, TX 78572
: 
9/
10
Top 20%
Top Rankings

Idea Mcallen Academy ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Texas for:

Category
Attribute
Most improved public schools
Most improved public schools (Top 20%)

Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Texas for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Most improved public schools
Most improved public schools (Top 1%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Overview
Serving 887 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Idea Mcallen Academy ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 48% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 60% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 26:1 is higher than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Texas state average of 74% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 559 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 58% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 66% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Texas state average of 74% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-6
Total Students
887 students
559 students
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This chart displays total students of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
51% | 49%
51% | 49%
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Total Classroom Teachers
34 teachers
34 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
26:1
16:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Idea Mcallen Academy and the public school average student teacher ratio of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#2218 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Top 30%)
#1282 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Top 20%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Idea Mcallen Academy, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
48%
(Top 50% in TX)
58%
(Top 20% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
60%
(Top 30% in TX)
66%
(Top 20% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
55-59%
(Top 20% in TX)
45-49%
(Top 50% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Idea Mcallen Academy by grade.
This chart displays the students of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School by grade.
Pre-K Students
101
30
Kindergarten Students
128
70
Grade 1 Students
128
71
Grade 2 Students
130
73
Grade 3 Students
120
84
Grade 4 Students
139
72
Grade 5 Students
141
78
Grade 6 Students
-
81

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of Asian public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
93%
97%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
n/a
1%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of Black public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
5%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of White public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
n/a
n/a
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Texas by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data.
0.13
0.06
This chart displays the diversity score of Idea Mcallen Academy and the public school average diversity score of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
71%
75%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
12%
8%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Idea Mcallen Academy and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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