IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY

IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a four-year high school of average-sized scale in PHARR, Texas, operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teacheing 689 students in grades 6 through 12.

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 125 schools in total, collectively educating 79,430 students. IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). The remainder is composed of 3% White. Compared to Hidalgo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one.

IDEA OWASSA ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.9%.

IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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