Enrollment
604
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114135
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory
1640 ALTAMESA BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76134 · (210) 718-7693 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Texas public middle 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.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
476 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 17% |
Student demographics
57%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -19.0pp 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 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% | 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 | 57.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Edgecliff College Preparatory
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory this school | 604 | 78.8% | 50.5% |
| Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 465 | 77.8% | 30.9% |
| Manor Middle School MANOR | 565 | 79.6% | 15.5% |
| Houston Middle School IRVING | 758 | 81.4% | 36.1% |
| Decker Middle School AUSTIN | 606 | 81.2% | 16.2% |
| Spring Leadership Academy HOUSTON | 502 | 77.5% | 46.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Edgecliff College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #488 of 1,635 | #33 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,124 of 1,670 ▼ 384 | #71 of 112 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #678 of 1,670 ▼ 248 | #49 of 112 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #19 of 1,570 | #1 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #918 of 1,749 | #75 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #988 of 1,542 | #62 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #640 of 1,543 | #77 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #546 of 1,648 | #36 of 109 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
604
+483 (+399%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 2.8:1
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 | 604 | 38.9 | 15.5:1 | 79% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 28.9 | 16.9:1 | 85% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 14.1 | 26.1:1 | 90% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 43 | 2.8:1 | 87% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory.
About IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory is a medium-sized middle-grades school in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school reports 604 students in grades 6 through 10.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the local district for IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory. It runs 125 schools with 79,430 students.
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory is 60% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 26% Black, 6% White, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 30% of Tarrant County residents are Hispanic. IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory is 38.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.5:1. That is higher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school counts 476 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 79%. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory's average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.5% is 10.5 points above the 40.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tarrant County is home to 639 public schools and about 385,835 public school students.
The next-closest public school is IDEA Edgecliff Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 50.5% versus a 33.5% average.
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory has an NCES locale of City: Large. NCES lists IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory as a charter school.
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory enrolled 121 in 2020-21 and 604 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 2.8:1 to 15.5:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
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- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
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- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Edgecliff Academy0.0 mi · 708
- Sycamore Elementary School0.5 mi · 509
- Trinity Basin Preparatory - South0.6 mi · 534
- Texas School of the Arts0.9 mi · 337
- Greenbriar Elementary School1.0 mi · 468
- South Hills High School1.0 mi · 1,846
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Edgecliff College PreparatoryWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory?
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory enrolls approximately 604 students in grades 06-10.
What grades does IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory serves grades 06-10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory is approximately 15.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory?
At IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 6% White, 60% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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