Idea Lake Houston Academy

Idea Lake Houston Academy is a elementary school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 0–3 and approximately 494 students. Operated by Idea Public Schools, the campus sits about 22.1 miles from Spring News's newsroom and is part of Spring News's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 18 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 27.4:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Idea Lake Houston Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. Spring News publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

For families in Houston considering elementary placement, Idea Lake Houston Academy is one of the campuses Spring News regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Idea Lake Houston Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Idea Lake Houston Academy". For more education coverage, see springnews.org/schools or browse Spring News's latest reporting at springnews.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.