IDEA Najim College Preparatory
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 7% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 7 points since 2020, 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 | 21.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% | 29.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 39.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
Schools most like IDEA Najim College Preparatory
IDEA Najim College Preparatory's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Najim College Preparatory this school | 474 | 89.7% | 44.4% |
| KIPP Houston High School HOUSTON | 642 | 89.9% | 61.7% |
| Uplift Wisdom Prep High School DALLAS | 351 | 85.8% | 39.4% |
| KIPP Northeast College Preparatory HOUSTON | 614 | 94.1% | 38.3% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy BALCH SPRINGS | 618 | 93.4% | 30.1% |
| IDEA Rise College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 598 | 86.8% | 54.8% |
Where IDEA Najim College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,008 of 1,385 | #50 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #927 of 1,425 ▼ 68 | #38 of 82 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #988 of 1,425 ▼ 68 | #49 of 82 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #76 of 1,184 | #7 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #932 of 2,107 | #64 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #636 of 1,344 | #18 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #784 of 1,346 | #34 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #196 of 1,522 | #13 of 90 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 32.7 | 14.5:1 | 90% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 89% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 94% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 94% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 7.5 | 13.5:1 | 88% (89) |
Since 2017-18: students up 369% (101 to 474); teachers up 338% (7.5 to 32.7).
About IDEA Najim College Preparatory
In SAN ANTONIO, Texas, IDEA Najim College Preparatory is a small high school. School enrollment was 474 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (125 schools, 79,430 students) runs IDEA Najim College Preparatory.
At IDEA Najim College Preparatory, Hispanic students make up 68% of the student body. After that, the student body is 28% Black. Census figures show Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
IDEA Najim College Preparatory employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 90% in 2024-25. The 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 27 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for IDEA Najim College Preparatory is C. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, IDEA Najim College Preparatory falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 44.4% actual against 35.4% predicted.
IDEA Najim College Preparatory is located in Bexar County, where the median household income is $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IDEA Najim College Preparatory is one of 638 public schools in the county.
IDEA Najim Academy is the public school closest to IDEA Najim College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. IDEA Najim College Preparatory's average proficiency of 44.4% compares with 21.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies IDEA Najim College Preparatory's location as City: Large. NCES lists IDEA Najim College Preparatory as a charter school.
Federal records list enrollment at IDEA Najim College Preparatory as 156 in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The ratio was 11.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
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