Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114130
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory
24240 CHESTER PARK RD, HARLINGEN, TX 78552 · (956) 272-3912 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Texas public middle 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.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
402 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 | 117 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 19% |
Student demographics
13%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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp 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 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 32.0% |
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% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Harlingen College Preparatory
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory this school | 457 | 88.0% | 45.8% |
| Agnes Cotton Academy SAN ANTONIO | 455 | 89.7% | 50.3% |
| East Montana Middle School EL PASO | 496 | 88.9% | 34.2% |
| Rio Hondo Middle School RIO HONDO | 434 | 86.9% | 27.7% |
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School LA FERIA | 387 | 87.3% | 37.4% |
| Seale Junior High School ROBSTOWN | 533 | 88.9% | 23.8% |
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 Harlingen College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #664 of 1,635 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #835 of 1,670 ▲ 58 | #19 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #926 of 1,670 ▼ 32 | #21 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #492 of 1,570 | #11 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #1,154 of 1,749 | #23 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #364 of 1,542 | #13 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #1,361 of 1,543 | #4 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #305 of 1,648 | #12 of 30 |
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
457
+366 (+402%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 457 | 34.9 | 13.1:1 | 88% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 27.8 | 12.6:1 | 86% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 16.8 | 16.5:1 | 87% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 91 | 6 | 15.2:1 | 87% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory.
About IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory is a small middle school that serves part of HARLINGEN, Texas. It reported 457 students in grades 6 through 10 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory sits within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 125 schools and 79,430 students.
Roughly 93% of students at IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White. Cameron County residents are about 89% Hispanic, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory scores 13%.
The school's 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public middle schools, IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.1%.
Cameron County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cameron County's 187 public schools enroll about 97,392 students and include IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, IDEA Harlingen Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory is a public charter school.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 91 students at IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory; in 2024-25, 457. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
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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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- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Gutierrez Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Harlingen Academy0.0 mi · 651
- Gutierrez Middle School0.2 mi · 747
- Jubilee Harlingen1.3 mi · 377
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy1.3 mi · 1,035
- Crockett Elementary School1.7 mi · 234
- Wilson Elementary School1.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Harlingen College PreparatoryHow many students attend IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory?
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 06-10.
Is IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory is a middle school covering grades 06-10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory is approximately 13.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory?
At IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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