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Enrollment
681
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113815
IDEA Kyle College Preparatory
640 PHILOMENA DR, KYLE, TX 78640 · (512) 822-4300 · Hays County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL681 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
434 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 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 12% |
Student demographics
31%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
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 42.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 68.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Kyle College Preparatory
IDEA Kyle College Preparatory's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory this school | 681 | 63.7% | 55.7% |
| IDEA Edgemere College Preparatory EL PASO | 619 | 59.1% | 53.8% |
| Sinton High School SINTON | 547 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| Lytle High School LYTLE | 525 | 64.8% | 36.5% |
| Cast Tech High School SAN ANTONIO | 451 | 64.1% | 62.4% |
| Beta Academy HOUSTON | 537 | 64.4% | 63.0% |
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 Kyle College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #626 of 1,385 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #872 of 1,425 ▼ 446 | #5 of 7 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #397 of 1,425 ▲ 25 | #3 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #962 of 1,184 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 681 | #756 of 2,107 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #848 of 1,344 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #1,010 of 1,346 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #721 of 1,522 | #2 of 7 |
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
681
+299 (+78%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 681 | 43.4 | 15.7:1 | 64% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 37.9 | 16.6:1 | 70% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 34.6 | 15.6:1 | 68% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 17 | 22.5:1 | 66% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Kyle College Preparatory.
About IDEA Kyle College Preparatory
IDEA Kyle College Preparatory is a mid-sized high school with an address in KYLE, Texas. Federal data show 681 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has a total of 125 schools and 79,430 students, IDEA Kyle College Preparatory among them.
At IDEA Kyle College Preparatory, 83% of students are Hispanic. It is also 10% White and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Hays County is roughly 39% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, IDEA Kyle College Preparatory scores 31%.
IDEA Kyle College Preparatory reports a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher, from 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at IDEA Kyle College Preparatory, 64% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 18 points above the 46% average for public schools in Hays County.
On the allk12 Grade, IDEA Kyle College Preparatory lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Texas public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, IDEA Kyle College Preparatory is 9.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.7% actual, 46.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In Hays County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $89,097, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 63 public schools and about 46,946 students.
Of the public schools around it, IDEA Kyle College Preparatory is closest to IDEA Kyle Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. IDEA Kyle College Preparatory has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. IDEA Kyle College Preparatory's average proficiency of 55.7% compares with 44.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes IDEA Kyle College Preparatory as Suburb: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment was 382 in 2020-21 and 681 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Students per teacher dropped from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
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Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 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 KYLE
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Valor KyleCombined · 907 students
- D J Red Simon Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Laura B Negley Elementary SchoolElementary · 845 students
- Laura B Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Tobias Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Kyle Academy0.0 mi · 637
- Susie Fuentes Elementary School0.4 mi · 726
- Lehman High School1.0 mi · 2,128
- Kyle Elementary School1.0 mi · 633
- Laura B Negley Elementary School1.5 mi · 845
- Tobias Elementary School1.5 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Kyle College PreparatoryWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA Kyle College Preparatory?
IDEA Kyle College Preparatory enrolls approximately 681 students in grades 06-12.
Is IDEA Kyle College Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Kyle College Preparatory is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA Kyle College Preparatory have?
IDEA Kyle College Preparatory employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at IDEA Kyle College Preparatory?
Student demographics at IDEA Kyle College Preparatory are roughly 10% White, 83% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IDEA Kyle College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Kyle 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.