IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY

IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY is an average-sized senior high in BROWNSVILLE, Texas, one of the schools within IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school educates 813 students in grades 6 through 12.

Across the 125 schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (79,430 students total), IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.7%; actual is 65.1%, +32.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: IDEA RIVERVIEW ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. As a public charter, IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY's enrollment has edged up 126% since 2018, when it stood at 360 (now 813). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.