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What do students at IDEA RIVERVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
813
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113239
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory
30 PALM DR, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 832-5900 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL813 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
767 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 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 11% |
Student demographics
4%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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 35.0% | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 37.0% | 28.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Riverview College Preparatory
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Riverview College Preparatory this school | 813 | 94.3% | 64.0% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Pharr PHARR | 848 | 94.0% | 49.3% |
| IDEA College Prep DONNA | 823 | 95.3% | 40.9% |
| IDEA Los Encinos College Preparatory MCALLEN | 753 | 93.2% | 60.0% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Alamo ALAMO | 737 | 95.8% | 45.3% |
| IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory AUSTIN | 790 | 94.3% | 59.4% |
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 Riverview College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #384 of 1,385 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #184 of 1,425 ▼ 12 | #5 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #419 of 1,425 ▲ 2 | #6 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #886 of 1,184 | #21 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 813 | #672 of 2,107 | #13 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,151 of 1,344 | #25 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #1,284 of 1,346 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #82 of 1,522 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +125.8% | #18 of 672 | #1 of 10 |
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
813
+69 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 813 | 45.9 | 17.7:1 | 94% (767) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 94% (752) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 52.9 | 14.9:1 | 96% (753) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 35 | 21.3:1 | 96% (711) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | 92% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 5 | 24.0:1 | 88% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Riverview College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 126% (360 to 813); teachers up 155% (18 to 45.9).
About IDEA Riverview College Preparatory
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory is a medium-sized high school with an address in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. A total of 813 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 12.
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory is one of 125 schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 79,430 students in total.
Hispanic students are the large majority at IDEA Riverview College Preparatory, with 98% of enrollment. In Cameron County overall, about 89% of residents are Hispanic. IDEA Riverview College Preparatory has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.7:1. Among high schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Eligible students account for 94% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in Cameron County averages 84%, lower than here.
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. IDEA Riverview College Preparatory beats its 33.4% prediction with 64.0%, a top-10% result in Texas.
Cameron County has these Census figures: median household income is about $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. IDEA Riverview College Preparatory is among the 187 public schools in Cameron County.
The closest other public school is IDEA Riverview Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, IDEA Riverview College Preparatory is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal counts put enrollment at 744 in 2020-21 and 813 in 2024-25, a 9% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.3:1 in 2020-21 to 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- IDEA Montopolis College PreparatoryHigh · 835 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
- IDEA Edinburg College PreparatoryHigh · 795 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Riverview Academy0.0 mi · 714
- Skinner Elementary School1.4 mi · 344
- Putegnat Elementary School1.6 mi · 444
- Brownsville Early College High School1.6 mi · 311
- Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville2.1 mi · 508
- Sharp Elementary School2.1 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHow large is IDEA Riverview College Preparatory?
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory enrolls approximately 813 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does IDEA Riverview College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA Riverview College Preparatory have?
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is IDEA Riverview College Preparatory?
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is IDEA Riverview College Preparatory public or private?
IDEA Riverview College Preparatory is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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