Enrollment
499
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114269
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory
5627 S LAKE HOUSTON PKWY, HOUSTON, TX 77049 · (832) 844-4700 · Harris County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
438 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 | 132 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 26% |
| Grade 9 | 110 | 22% |
Student demographics
23%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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 38.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Lake Houston College Preparatory
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory this school | 499 | 87.8% | 44.6% |
| Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School DALLAS | 422 | 87.4% | 30.0% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School HOUSTON | 449 | 87.3% | 21.5% |
| Park View Intermediate School PASADENA | 532 | 89.5% | 43.0% |
| South Houston Intermediate School SO HOUSTON | 509 | 91.4% | 37.8% |
| Spring Oaks Middle School HOUSTON | 565 | 89.0% | 33.1% |
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 Lake Houston College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #717 of 1,635 | #81 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,224 of 1,670 ▼ 289 | #170 of 219 ▼ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #630 of 1,670 ▲ 62 | #64 of 219 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #1,271 of 1,570 | #180 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #1,096 of 1,749 | #178 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,475 of 1,542 | #198 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #1,278 of 1,543 | #180 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #313 of 1,648 | #85 of 221 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 499 | 26.4 | 18.9:1 | 88% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 15.7 | 24.9:1 | 85% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 12 | 21.8:1 | 92% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory.
About IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory is a low-enrollment middle-grades school for students in HOUSTON, Texas. The grade span is 6 through 9, and enrollment is 499 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 125 schools and 79,430 students, and IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory is one of those schools.
Most students at IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory are Hispanic: 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 11% Black. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1 at IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory, with 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.6%) and its predicted rate (36.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In the county around the school, Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The closest public school, IDEA Lake Houston Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile from IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Charter status: IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory is a public charter school.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
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- The Rhodes School - Northshore Campus0.6 mi · 200
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- Cunningham Middle School1.0 mi · 802
- Purple Sage Elementary School1.1 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Lake Houston College PreparatoryWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory?
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 06-09.
Is IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory is a middle school covering grades 06-09.
How many teachers does IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory have?
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory?
Student demographics at IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory are roughly 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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