IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN

IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in SAN JUAN, Texas, operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school serves 741 students in grades 6 through 12.

IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN is one of 125 schools operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 79,430 students overall.

Demographically, IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN logs that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.9%, the actual is 43.4%, a residual of +8.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

Nearest neighbor: IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site. IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 739 students in 2018 compared to 741 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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