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What's the most underrated thing about IDEA MONTERREY PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
743
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113183
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory
222 SW 39TH ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237 · (210) 239-4200 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Texas public high 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.
- 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
17.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
622 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 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 9% |
Student demographics
14%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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 37.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 33.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Monterrey Park College Preparatory
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory this school | 743 | 83.7% | 56.6% |
| IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory EDINBURG | 795 | 83.0% | 52.2% |
| IDEA Owassa College Preparatory PHARR | 689 | 84.3% | 46.1% |
| IDEA College Prep Weslaco WESLACO | 728 | 84.6% | 41.9% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito SAN BENITO | 780 | 82.4% | 59.6% |
| Clint High School CLINT | 747 | 81.8% | 53.3% |
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 Monterrey Park College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #598 of 1,385 | #30 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #419 of 1,425 ▼ 140 | #17 of 82 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #611 of 1,425 ▼ 18 | #34 of 82 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #16 of 1,184 | #3 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #724 of 2,107 | #47 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,170 of 1,344 | #66 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #1,160 of 1,346 | #60 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #331 of 1,522 | #26 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.1% | #62 of 672 | #5 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
743
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 743 | 41.7 | 17.8:1 | 84% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 36.1 | 18.9:1 | 86% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 42.4 | 16.3:1 | 92% (637) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 38 | 19.5:1 | 100% (741) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 87% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 9 | 26.4:1 | 94% (224) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (476 to 743); teachers up 67% (25 to 41.7).
About IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory is a medium-sized high school located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. School enrollment was 743 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12.
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory belongs to IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district of 125 schools and 79,430 students.
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 5% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bexar County's population at about 60%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory total 41.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school counts 622 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 84%. Among public schools in Bexar County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 37.9%, so the school is 18.7 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In Bexar County (population about 2,067,341), the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 638 public schools in Bexar County, enrolling about 368,487 students in all.
The next-closest public school is IDEA Monterrey Park Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 56.6% versus a 26.5% average.
For locale, NCES codes IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory as City: Large. IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory is a public charter school.
In 2020-21, IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory enrolled 741; in 2024-25, 743. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.5:1 to 17.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Monterrey Park Academy0.0 mi · 607
- Stafford Elementary School0.5 mi · 102
- Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts0.5 mi · 503
- Stafford Center0.7 mi · 255
- L B Johnson Elementary School0.8 mi · 317
- E T Wrenn Middle School0.8 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Monterrey Park College PreparatoryHow large is IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory?
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory?
At IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory?
IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.