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Enrollment
835
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021112940
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory
1701 VARGAS RD, AUSTIN, TX 78741 · (512) 646-2800 · Travis County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL835 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Texas public high schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
19.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
737 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 | 143 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 10% |
Student demographics
17%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 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 up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 19.0% | 39.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Montopolis College Preparatory
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory this school | 835 | 88.3% | 44.1% |
| Austin High School EL PASO | 946 | 88.5% | 28.0% |
| Irvin High School EL PASO | 932 | 88.5% | 33.6% |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate AUSTIN | 847 | 91.0% | 45.9% |
| Carter-Riverside High School FORT WORTH | 1,039 | 90.7% | 31.5% |
| Mountain View High School EL PASO | 775 | 87.0% | 50.7% |
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 Montopolis College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #1,017 of 1,385 | #20 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,181 of 1,425 ▼ 221 | #24 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,016 of 1,425 ▼ 40 | #21 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #37 of 1,184 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 835 | #662 of 2,107 | #24 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,266 of 1,344 | #41 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #1,129 of 1,346 | #36 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #238 of 1,522 | #14 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.3% | #149 of 672 | #11 of 23 |
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
835
+43 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 835 | 42.7 | 19.6:1 | 88% (737) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 40.7 | 18.5:1 | 93% (699) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 43.2 | 17.6:1 | 90% (683) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | 40 | 19.8:1 | 92% (726) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 43.7 | 15.0:1 | 93% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 96% (456) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (656 to 835); teachers down 2% (43.7 to 42.7).
About IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory
Families in AUSTIN, Texas, are served by IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory, a medium-sized high school. Its 835 students are spread across grades 6 through 12.
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory sits within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 125 schools and 79,430 students.
Federal enrollment data show IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory is 91% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% White and 3% Black. Among all residents of Travis County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory employs 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Travis County.
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory would be expected to post about 36.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.1%.
Within Travis County, the median household income is $99,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Travis County has 333 public schools and roughly 191,706 students.
The shortest distance from IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to IDEA Montopolis Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment has grown by 43 students since 2020-21, to 835.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
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- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Montopolis Academy0.0 mi · 694
- Allison Elementary School0.8 mi · 362
- Baty Elementary School0.8 mi · 558
- KIPP Paseo Primary School1.5 mi · 560
- KIPP Paseo Preparatory School1.5 mi · 436
- Alternative Learning Center2.1 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Montopolis College PreparatoryHow large is IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory?
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory enrolls approximately 835 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory?
At IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory?
IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.