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If you had an hour of school board time for IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN BENITO, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
780
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021112164
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito
2151 RUSSELL LN, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 399-5252 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–12HIGH22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Texas public high schools
- BTest 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.
- C-Three-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
16.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
643 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 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 10% |
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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 40.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 30.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 College Preparatory San Benito
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito this school | 780 | 82.4% | 59.6% |
| IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory EDINBURG | 795 | 83.0% | 52.2% |
| Clint High School CLINT | 747 | 81.8% | 53.3% |
| IDEA College Prep Weslaco WESLACO | 728 | 84.6% | 41.9% |
| La Feria Early College High School LA FERIA | 901 | 80.9% | 41.1% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 743 | 83.7% | 56.6% |
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 College Preparatory San Benito ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #491 of 1,385 | #9 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #689 of 1,425 ▼ 346 | #13 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #443 of 1,425 ▲ 6 | #7 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #885 of 1,184 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #700 of 2,107 | #16 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,007 of 1,344 | #22 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #1,239 of 1,346 | #10 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #346 of 1,522 | #17 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #526 of 557 | #15 of 15 |
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
780
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+62% since 2010-11, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 780 | 47.1 | 16.6:1 | 82% (643) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 48.1 | 16.3:1 | 82% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 46.5 | 16.5:1 | 81% (618) |
| 2020-21 | 758 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 85% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 47.3 | 16.6:1 | 81% (640) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 80% (571) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 66% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA College Preparatory San Benito.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (787 to 780); teachers unchanged (47.3 to 47.1).
About IDEA College Preparatory San Benito
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito is a medium-sized high school found in SAN BENITO, Texas. Its 780 students are spread across grades 6 through 12.
The district, IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, operates 125 schools serving 79,430 students.
Most students at IDEA College Preparatory San Benito are Hispanic: 96% of enrollment. Other students are 3% White. By the diversity index, IDEA College Preparatory San Benito comes in at 7%.
Federal staffing data show 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at IDEA College Preparatory San Benito and a ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 82% of enrollment. That is close to the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County.
allk12 grades IDEA College Preparatory San Benito a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, IDEA College Preparatory San Benito ranks in the top 10% in Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.6%, against a prediction of 38.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cameron County, median household income is about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 187 public schools operate in Cameron County, serving about 97,392 students.
Nearby, IDEA Academy San Benito is less than a tenth of a mile away. IDEA College Preparatory San Benito is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size. IDEA College Preparatory San Benito is one of the charter schools in Texas.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 780 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 758. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.
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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
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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 SAN BENITO
- San Benito High SchoolHigh · 2,057 students
- South Texas ISD Rising Scholars AcademyMiddle · 781 students
- Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- IDEA Academy San BenitoElementary · 685 students
- Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- San Benito Veterans Memorial AcademyHigh · 645 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Academy San Benito0.0 mi · 685
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 6
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 9
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 3
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 8
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA College Preparatory San BenitoWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA College Preparatory San Benito?
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 06-12.
Is IDEA College Preparatory San Benito an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA College Preparatory San Benito have?
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA College Preparatory San Benito?
At IDEA College Preparatory San Benito, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees IDEA College Preparatory San Benito?
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.