Enrollment
446
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114061
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory
4100 N SCHUERBACH RD, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 377-8000 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- C-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
444 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 17% |
Student demographics
5%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Palmview College Preparatory
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Palmview College Preparatory this school | 446 | 99.6% | 44.4% |
| Perkins Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 480 | 98.3% | 36.5% |
| Guillen Middle School EL PASO | 433 | 97.9% | 15.2% |
| Edison Middle School HOUSTON | 388 | 99.7% | 43.8% |
| Sgt William G Harrell Middle School MERCEDES | 390 | 97.7% | 23.8% |
| Martin Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 406 | 96.6% | 22.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Palmview College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #726 of 1,635 | #20 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #911 of 1,670 ▲ 23 | #32 of 54 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,064 of 1,670 ▼ 135 | #39 of 54 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,218 of 1,570 | #50 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #1,179 of 1,749 | #48 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #753 of 1,542 | #41 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #1,449 of 1,543 | #16 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #11 of 1,648 | #2 of 54 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
446
+373 (+511%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 446 | 30.6 | 14.6:1 | 100% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 28.6 | 11.2:1 | 96% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 17.8 | 14.3:1 | 98% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 6 | 12.2:1 | 96% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Palmview College Preparatory.
About IDEA Palmview College Preparatory
Federal records list IDEA Palmview College Preparatory as a middle-grades school in MISSION, Texas. It is open to students in grades 6 through 10 and enrolls 446 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
The district, IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 79,430 students enrolled across 125 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at IDEA Palmview College Preparatory is Hispanic, at 98%. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% White. The diversity index for IDEA Palmview College Preparatory is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory lists 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.6 students per teacher. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. About 100% of students at IDEA Palmview College Preparatory are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Hidalgo County averages 85%, lower than here.
IDEA Palmview 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 67% of Texas public middle schools.
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.4% and a predicted 31.2%.
The county, Hidalgo County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $54,338, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county's public schools total 364, with about 212,859 students.
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory's closest public school neighbor is IDEA Palmview Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 45.0% on proficiency, and IDEA Palmview College Preparatory is below that at 44.4%.
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment records show 73 in 2020-21 and 446 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.2 to 14.6 over 4 years.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Palmview Academy0.0 mi · 705
- La Joya Palmview High School0.4 mi · 2,073
- Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School0.5 mi · 538
- Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School1.3 mi · 715
- Patricio Perez Elementary School1.4 mi · 421
- Narciso Cavazos1.4 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Palmview College PreparatoryHow many students attend IDEA Palmview College Preparatory?
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 06-10.
Is IDEA Palmview College Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory is a middle school covering grades 06-10.
How many teachers does IDEA Palmview College Preparatory have?
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at IDEA Palmview College Preparatory?
Student demographics at IDEA Palmview College Preparatory are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees IDEA Palmview College Preparatory?
IDEA Palmview College Preparatory is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Hidalgo County.
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