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What's the biggest difference between IDEA BROWNSVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
783
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021112683
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory
4395 PAREDES LINE RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526 · (956) 832-5150 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
616 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 11% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 36.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 27.0% | 37.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory this school | 783 | 78.7% | 61.3% |
| IDEA Quest College Preparatory EDINBURG | 667 | 80.2% | 70.1% |
| La Feria Early College High School LA FERIA | 901 | 80.9% | 41.1% |
| IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory MCALLEN | 685 | 80.6% | 56.0% |
| Clint High School CLINT | 747 | 81.8% | 53.3% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito SAN BENITO | 780 | 82.4% | 59.6% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #452 of 1,385 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #868 of 1,425 ▼ 232 | #16 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #711 of 1,425 ▼ 261 | #11 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #103 of 1,184 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #693 of 2,107 | #14 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,094 of 1,344 | #24 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #1,240 of 1,346 | #11 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #416 of 1,522 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #315 of 672 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
783
+40 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 783 | 45.6 | 17.2:1 | 79% (616) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 47.6 | 14.5:1 | 79% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 48.1 | 15.8:1 | 80% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 76% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 44.4 | 15.6:1 | 85% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 84% (402) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (694 to 783); teachers up 3% (44.4 to 45.6).
About IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory
As a medium-sized high school, IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory serves students in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Enrollment is 783 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12.
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory reports to IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 125 schools and 79,430 students.
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 3% White. The chance that two students picked at random at IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
The school has about 17.2 students per teacher and 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 79%.
allk12 grades IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 40.1%, so the school is 21.2 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cameron County, median household income is about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. The public schools of Cameron County number 187 and enroll about 97,392.
IDEA Brownsville Academy is the public school closest to IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 49.2% on proficiency, and IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory is above that at 61.3%.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory is a publicly funded charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 743 to 783.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Brownsville Academy0.0 mi · 702
- Paredes Elementary School0.5 mi · 798
- Vela Middle School0.5 mi · 658
- Burns Elementary School0.8 mi · 651
- Promesa College Prep Brownsville0.8 mi · 185
- Gallegos Elementary School1.0 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Brownsville College PreparatoryHow large is IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory?
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory enrolls approximately 783 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory have?
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory?
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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