IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY

IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of the tiny middle schools in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 151 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 77% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 125 schools and 79,430 students, IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY shows that nearly all students (85%) are Black; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one.

Nearest neighbor: IDEA A W BROWN ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY.

The school occupies a downtown site. IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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