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Enrollment
624
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113960
IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory
1438 E YAGER LN, AUSTIN, TX 78853 · (512) 822-4850 · Travis County
GRADES 06–11HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 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.
- 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.
- CThree-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
16.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
483 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 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 15% |
Student demographics
31%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 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 | 18.0% | 33.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 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 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Parmer Park College Preparatory
IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory this school | 624 | 77.4% | 44.9% |
| IDEA Pflugerville College Preparatory PFLUGERVILLE | 669 | 77.1% | 49.4% |
| Challenge Early College High School HOUSTON | 485 | 81.4% | 89.3% |
| IDEA Carver College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 661 | 75.8% | 58.3% |
| Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School DALLAS | 604 | 79.8% | 85.3% |
| Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet DALLAS | 494 | 78.9% | 91.5% |
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 Parmer Park College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,001 of 1,385 | #19 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #734 of 1,425 ▼ 30 | #15 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #924 of 1,425 ▼ 54 | #19 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #835 of 1,184 | #27 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #790 of 2,107 | #34 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,008 of 1,344 | #28 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #1,009 of 1,346 | #28 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #442 of 1,522 | #20 of 49 |
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
624
+375 (+151%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 27.7:1
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 | 624 | 37.7 | 16.6:1 | 77% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 28.9 | 19.0:1 | 86% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 25.6 | 18.4:1 | 87% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 9 | 27.7:1 | 83% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory.
About IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory
The public high school IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory is located in AUSTIN, Texas. It covers grades 6 through 11, with a total enrollment of 624 students. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory is run by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, whose 125 schools enroll 79,430 students.
The student body at IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory is 83% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 33%. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory's 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.6:1. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 77%. The 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 23 points lower.
IDEA Parmer Park 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.
After adjusting for student poverty, IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.9%; the prediction is 40.6%.
Among Travis County residents, the median household income is $99,611, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory, Travis County has 332 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, IDEA Parmer Park Academy is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 37.2% proficiency; IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory posts 44.9%.
For locale, NCES codes IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory as City: Large. IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory is run as a public charter school.
The school counted 249 students in 2020-21 and 624 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Federal data show the ratio falling from 27.7:1 to 16.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
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- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Parmer Park Academy0.0 mi · 621
- Copperfield Elementary School0.4 mi · 526
- Dessau Middle School0.9 mi · 596
- Wilhelmina Delco Elementary School0.9 mi · 470
- Dessau Elementary School1.1 mi · 554
- Graham Elementary School1.5 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Parmer Park College PreparatoryHow large is IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory?
IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory enrolls approximately 624 students in grades 06-11.
What age range does IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory serves students from grade 06 through grade 11.
How many students per teacher at IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory.
How diverse is IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory?
IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory reports a student body of 3% White, 83% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory?
IDEA Parmer Park 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.