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IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory

10138 CULEBRA RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78250 · (956) 377-8000 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
336
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
233 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 65316%
Grade 77221%
Grade 87723%
Grade 96820%
Grade 106620%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
3210%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
26679%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
247%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
17552%
Female
16148%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -26.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 26 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading23.0%30.0%22.0%25.0%
Mathematics8.0%19.0%34.0%39.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2653.0%27.0%
2024-2560.0%39.0%
2023-2456.0%27.0%
2022-2345.0%43.0%
2021-2263.0%48.0%
2020-2141.0%53.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Hidden Meadow College Preparatory

IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory this school33669.3%42.5%
IDEA Mesquite Hills College Preparatory
EL PASO
35271.0%44.0%
Poteet Junior High School
POTEET
39372.5%23.4%
Rosemont Upper
DALLAS
45968.8%63.7%
Lytle Junior High School
LYTLE
42070.5%30.5%
Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk
HOUSTON
32575.4%49.9%
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 Hidden Meadow College Preparatory ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.5%#818 of 1,635#27 of 82
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#1,457 of 1,670
▼ 565
#57 of 84
▼ 29
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#873 of 1,670
▼ 346
#31 of 84
▼ 14
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.0pp#109 of 1,570#5 of 80
Enrollment
ranked largest first
336#1,346 of 1,749#75 of 100
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#999 of 1,542#46 of 80
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.8%#1,146 of 1,543#44 of 80
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.3%#729 of 1,648#53 of 87
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 2024-25
Enrollment
336
+257 (+325%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533621.615.6:169% (233)
2023-2426821.312.6:169% (184)
2022-2326614.218.8:183% (220)
2020-2179515.8:189% (70)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory.

About IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory

IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It had 336 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 10. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 48% lower.

IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory is one of 125 schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 79,430 students in total.

More than half of the students at IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory are Hispanic (79%). Other reported shares: 10% White, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 60% Hispanic among all Bexar County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.

The school has 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

Among Texas public middle schools, IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

The model predicts 44.1% for a school in Texas with IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory's free or reduced-price lunch share. IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory posts 42.5%.

Looking at the county, Bexar County, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bexar County has 638 public schools with about 368,487 students, including IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory.

IDEA Hidden Meadow Academy is the nearest public school to IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 43.8% proficiency; IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory posts 42.5%.

The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

The school counted 79 students in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.

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Bexar County at a glance

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Population
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students

Quick facts

School name
IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory
District
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
10138 CULEBRA RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78250
Phone
(956) 377-8000
County
Bexar County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–10
Total enrollment
336
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
233 (69%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480021114052
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory
How large is IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory?
IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory enrolls approximately 336 students in grades 06-10.
What age range does IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory serves students from grade 06 through grade 10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory is approximately 15.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory?
Student demographics at IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory are roughly 10% White, 79% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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