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What's the one class at IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN every student should take?
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Enrollment
741
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021112040
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan
600 E SIOUX RD, SAN JUAN, TX 78589 · (956) 588-4021 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL741 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
661 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 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 12% |
Student demographics
4%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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 20.0% | 33.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Juan
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA College Preparatory San Juan this school | 741 | 89.2% | 42.4% |
| IDEA Frontier College Preparatory BROWNSVILLE | 781 | 88.3% | 51.9% |
| IDEA Rio Grande City College Preparatory RIO GRANDE CITY | 695 | 90.1% | 50.7% |
| IDEA Elsa College Preparatory ELSA | 737 | 90.6% | 46.8% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo LAREDO | 671 | 88.5% | 63.8% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Mission MISSION | 798 | 91.0% | 45.1% |
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 Juan ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,064 of 1,385 | #40 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #926 of 1,425 ▲ 33 | #41 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #888 of 1,425 ▼ 19 | #29 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #815 of 1,184 | #24 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 741 | #725 of 2,107 | #37 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #759 of 1,344 | #39 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #1,277 of 1,346 | #29 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #210 of 1,522 | #35 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #666 of 672 | #18 of 18 |
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
741
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+58% since 2010-11, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 741 | 48.8 | 15.2:1 | 89% (661) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 50.7 | 14.5:1 | 91% (670) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 55.2 | 13.2:1 | 89% (649) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 45 | 16.9:1 | 96% (725) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 53.7 | 13.8:1 | 95% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 93% (710) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 84% (392) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA College Preparatory San Juan.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (739 to 741); teachers down 9% (53.7 to 48.8).
About IDEA College Preparatory San Juan
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan is a mid-sized high school in SAN JUAN, Texas, that operates as a charter school. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 741 students.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS operates 125 schools. Combined enrollment is 79,430 students.
The share of Hispanic students at IDEA College Preparatory San Juan is 98%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
Based on 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, IDEA College Preparatory San Juan has a ratio of 15.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Income data for the school show 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Texas public high schools.
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.4%, compared with a predicted 35.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Hidalgo County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The county has 364 public schools and about 212,859 students.
IDEA Academy San Juan is less than a tenth of a mile from IDEA College Preparatory San Juan, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, IDEA College Preparatory San Juan ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, IDEA College Preparatory San Juan is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists IDEA College Preparatory San Juan as a charter school.
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan had 759 students in 2020-21 and 741 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.9:1 to 15.2:1.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- IDEA Montopolis College PreparatoryHigh · 835 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in SAN JUAN
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- R Yzaguirre Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- IDEA Academy San JuanElementary · 617 students
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Academy San Juan0.0 mi · 617
- Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School0.4 mi · 557
- Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School0.5 mi · 401
- R Yzaguirre Middle School0.5 mi · 736
- Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School0.6 mi · 509
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School0.8 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA College Preparatory San JuanHow many students attend IDEA College Preparatory San Juan?
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan enrolls approximately 741 students in grades 06-12.
Is IDEA College Preparatory San Juan an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA College Preparatory San Juan have?
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA College Preparatory San Juan?
At IDEA College Preparatory San Juan, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is IDEA College Preparatory San Juan in?
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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