IDEA Walzem Academy
San Antonio, TX 78239
Phone: (210) 239-4600
Fax: (210) 239-4601
District: Idea Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
charter • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 611 students
IDEA Walzem Academy, a charter school located in San Antonio, TX, serves grades K-5 in the Idea Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
IDEA Walzem Academy is a charter school located in San Antonio, TX. 611 students attend IDEA Walzem Academy.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 3/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) data from Texas Education Agency. |
| Student Growth | 6/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Texas Education Agency. |
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Teachers in 9th are rude and call kids dumb and short (pe teacher really a rude person do not recommend this school the whole staffs are rude mean and harmful towards kids
Posted: March 2, 2026
Posted: July 8, 2025
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Posted: July 8, 2025
Worst school ever , absolutely dont recommend it to come to this school.
Posted: July 8, 2025
Posted: February 10, 2024
Posted: February 10, 2024
Posted: February 10, 2024
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Posted: February 10, 2024
Educational wise, my child is doing great. I think the school is doing good in the basic classes. But in my opinion they should put more electives, other classes like music, art, drama, lab or stuff like that for the students to be more rounded instead of been so strict on test/education if you know what i mean.
And another thing that bothers me is that they take recess away if a couple of students arent listening. Like 30 students in all and only 4 students arent listening then the rest that are they all pay the price to Not Go to recess. I feel thats unfair and it doesnt teach nothing to the ones that arent listening. My opinion.
My child likes the teachers on every grade his been.
Posted: February 10, 2024
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Posted: January 17, 2024
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Posted: January 17, 2024
My son was treated horribly violated my son's 504. Because my child was white he was treated horribly the administration bullied my child called him a horrible kid to his face and teachers refused to work with him when he needed help. Gave work without help or again following his 504.
Posted: September 27, 2023
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Posted: September 27, 2023
Toxic environment. Not safe. Unprofessional and unorganized. I'll just leave it at that but the list goes on and on...
Posted: September 27, 2023
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Posted: September 16, 2020
The idea school system is the worst. -1 million rating. They are so pre conditioned to think violence is normal that they let it happen. What's worse is they delete negative reviews to make themselves look better. Its disgusting.
Posted: September 16, 2020
They are in school until 4 every day. The homework they receive takes minimum an hour. So they are done sometime around 6. They only only care about ratings. The principle at a. previous idea school told me that point blank.
Posted: September 16, 2020
The teachers here are completely oblivious. They do not report bullying or abuse because it is so normal. Its sickening and maddening.
Posted: September 16, 2020
My son has odd and is being tested for autism. I told them that something was wrong and they did nothing. Now that I have moved my son to a better school he is thriving and has had no problems in over a year.
Posted: September 16, 2020
I cannot say this enough! These schools are NOT safe!! My son was jumped so many times I couldnt count them. Nothing was done. Nothing. And the school is deleting reviews.
Posted: February 23, 2017
My son was not bullied at Idea Walzem that I am aware of. He is also a loner even in his new school.
Posted: February 23, 2017
If you have a smart kid, he/she will do great, but if your child struggles academically and needs extra help then their one way approach will not work for your child. My son did well academically with that approach, but his friend struggled with that approach which cause great frustration for his friend's parents.
Posted: February 23, 2017
I personally had no problems with the leadership at the school, but then again I am not that demanding because if I wanted something I would just do it myself.
Posted: February 23, 2017
I think they do not allow the kids to be kids, but little adults and that is hard for young children. He was not emotionally happy at Idea Walzem and that is not acceptable for an elementary school student. There is never a reason to take away recess.
Posted: February 23, 2017
There was one teacher I thought that was not a good fit for my son and once he was not in her class he thrived more.
Posted: February 23, 2017
At the time when my son attended I felt there was too much homework, but now that he does not have any homework I can see the benefit of the homework packets with the reinforcement of concepts learned that week.
Posted: February 23, 2017
My son hated going there because it was too strict, but he did well there academically. Since we moved to Maryland, he is ahead of his peers in reading comprehension and science. The math is the same across the board with common core.
Posted: April 11, 2016
There is no organization at this "school". The teachers are not certified. They come up that they are not "fully certified" but will be...in my book almost is not the same as is!
Considering on taking my kid out and going back to Hartman. IDEA has no Idea of what they are doing.
Posted: April 11, 2016
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| 1 | Springwood Subdivision | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Universal City | TX | 3.7 mi | |
| 2 | Springs at Live Oak Apartments | Apartment Complex | Live Oak | TX | 4.3 mi | |
| 3 | Live Oak | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 4.6 mi | |
| 4 | Spring Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 5.4 mi | |
| 5 | Alamo Heights | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 6.6 mi | |
| 6 | The Crossvine | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Schertz | TX | 6.9 mi | |
| 7 | Oak Hollow Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 7.2 mi | |
| 8 | Berry Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Schertz | TX | 7.8 mi | |
| 9 | Charleston Parke | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Cibolo | TX | 9.2 mi | |
| 10 | Bulverde Oaks | Apartment Complex | San Antonio | TX | 9.6 mi | |
| 11 | Garden ridge | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 10 mi | |
| 12 | Stone Oak | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 12.5 mi | |
| 13 | Indian Springs | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 12.9 mi | |
| 14 | Harvest Hills | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Marion | TX | 13.9 mi | |
| 15 | Villas at Medical Center | Apartment Complex | San Antonio | TX | 14 mi | |
| 16 | Sierra Springs | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Antonio | TX | 20.5 mi | |
| 17 | Abrego Lake | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Floresville | TX | 21.4 mi | |
| 18 | Glenwood | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Bulverde | TX | 22.1 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| 1 | The Pearl | San Antonio | TX | 8.3 mi | |
| 2 | Cibolo, Schertz area | Cibolo | TX | 9 mi | |
| 3 | San Antonio Riverwalk | San Antonio | TX | 9.2 mi | |
| 4 | Cibolo | Cibolo | TX | 10.6 mi | |
| 5 | Helotes | Helotes | TX | 20.7 mi | |
| 6 | North Floresville | Floresville | TX | 21.4 mi | |
| 7 | Glenwood | Bulverde | TX | 22.1 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Fort Sam Houston | 4.5 mi. |
| Randolph AFB | 5 mi. |
| Kelly Field | 15.9 mi. |
| Lackland AFB | 17.1 mi. |
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