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Enrollment
748
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113504
IDEA Mays College Preparatory
1210 HORAL RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78245 · (210) 529-3200 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
525 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 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 12% |
Student demographics
32%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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -30.0pp 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 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 17.0% | 38.0% | 43.0% |
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% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Mays College Preparatory
IDEA Mays College Preparatory's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Mays College Preparatory this school | 748 | 70.2% | 53.5% |
| IDEA Carver College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 661 | 75.8% | 58.3% |
| IDEA Burke College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 620 | 66.5% | 50.0% |
| Ferris High School FERRIS | 940 | 74.5% | 46.7% |
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory KYLE | 681 | 63.7% | 55.7% |
| 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 Mays College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #697 of 1,385 | #36 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,325 of 1,425 ▼ 278 | #69 of 82 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #889 of 1,425 ▼ 270 | #46 of 82 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -19.0pp | #10 of 1,184 | #2 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #720 of 2,107 | #45 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,109 of 1,344 | #62 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #979 of 1,346 | #42 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #573 of 1,522 | #49 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +214.3% | #5 of 672 | #2 of 32 |
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
748
+171 (+30%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 748 | 43.2 | 17.3:1 | 70% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 72% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 52.2 | 14.1:1 | 73% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 79% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 15.6 | 15.3:1 | 91% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Mays College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 214% (238 to 748); teachers up 178% (15.6 to 43.2).
About IDEA Mays College Preparatory
IDEA Mays College Preparatory is a mid-sized high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment totals 748 students across grades 6 through 12.
In IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 125 schools enroll a combined 79,430 students.
By race and ethnicity, IDEA Mays College Preparatory is 81% Hispanic. Next come 8% Black and 7% White. The county population is about 60% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at IDEA Mays College Preparatory, giving a ratio of 17.3:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 525 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
IDEA Mays College Preparatory earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Texas public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for IDEA Mays College Preparatory is 43.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Bexar County show that median household income comes to about $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Bexar County counts 638 public schools with about 368,487 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, IDEA Mays Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, IDEA Mays College Preparatory ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies IDEA Mays College Preparatory's location as City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment rose by 30% across 4 years, from 577 in 2020-21 to 748 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.2:1 to 17.3:1.
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Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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 SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Mays Academy0.0 mi · 663
- Harmony Science Academy (san Antonio)0.6 mi · 718
- Meadow Village Elementary School0.6 mi · 367
- Hatchett Elementary School0.7 mi · 588
- Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio0.8 mi · 105
- Jay High School0.8 mi · 2,118
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Mays College PreparatoryHow many students attend IDEA Mays College Preparatory?
IDEA Mays College Preparatory enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 06-12.
Is IDEA Mays College Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Mays College Preparatory is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA Mays College Preparatory have?
IDEA Mays College Preparatory employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Mays College Preparatory?
At IDEA Mays College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 7% White, 81% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IDEA Mays College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Mays 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.