Idea Walzem AcademyCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

Total students

643

Avg. teacher experience

3.6 years

Idea Public Schools: 5.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 96.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Idea Walzem Academy is an charter elementary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Idea Public Schools school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 643 students. 49.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,173, which is $3,301 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 3.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-walzem/

Address

6445 Walzem Rd
San Antonio, TX 78239

Office phone number

(210) 239-4600

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Idea Walzem Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

643

African American

156 (24.3%)

Idea Public Schools: 7.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.9%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

18 (2.8%)

Idea Public Schools: 1.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

394 (61.3%)

Idea Public Schools: 85.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

11 (1.7%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

44 (6.8%)

Idea Public Schools: 5.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

14 (2.2%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

24.3%

American Indian

0.9%

Asian

2.8%

Hispanic

61.3%

Pacific Islander

1.7%

White

6.8%

Two or more races

2.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

49.5 %

Idea Public Schools: 59.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

80.6 %

Idea Public Schools: 84%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

20.2 %

Idea Public Schools: 44.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

49.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

20.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

19.4 %

Idea Public Schools: 43%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Idea Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.4 %

Idea Public Schools: 10.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

19.4%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

8.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

16.1 %

Idea Public Schools: 19.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

10.1 %

Idea Public Schools: 22.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 24.4%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

11.8 %

Idea Public Schools: 8.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

17.4 %

Idea Public Schools: 19%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

50 %

Idea Public Schools: 19.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

25 %

Idea Public Schools: 19.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

6.3 %

Idea Public Schools: 19%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

27.9

African American

9 (32.2%)

Idea Public Schools: 11.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

16.9 (60.6%)

Idea Public Schools: 75.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2 (7.2%)

Idea Public Schools: 10.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

21.9 (78.5%)

Idea Public Schools: 79.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

6 (21.5%)

Idea Public Schools: 20%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

23

Idea Public Schools: 19.4

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

3.6 years

Idea Public Schools: 5.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,173

Idea Public Schools: $60,644

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$61,434

Idea Public Schools: $58,599

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$57,823

Idea Public Schools: $58,878

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$59,888

Idea Public Schools: $61,891

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,418

Idea Public Schools: $65,706

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

Idea Public Schools: $71,940

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Idea Public Schools: $80,264

Statewide: $74,014

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