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What's the most underrated thing about IDEA SOUTH FLORES COLLEGE PREPARATORY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
715
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021112969
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory
6919 S FLORES, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 · (210) 239-4150 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
522 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 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 9% |
Student demographics
16%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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 35.0% | 17.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 South Flores College Preparatory
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA South Flores College Preparatory this school | 715 | 73.0% | 49.7% |
| IDEA Ewing Halsell College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 611 | 74.0% | 49.9% |
| Fort Stockton High FORT STOCKTON | 699 | 71.7% | 42.0% |
| Carrizo Springs High School CARRIZO SPRINGS | 565 | 72.9% | 34.2% |
| IDEA McAllen College Preparatory MCALLEN | 820 | 74.8% | 59.5% |
| H M King High School KINGSVILLE | 918 | 74.7% | 26.8% |
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 South Flores College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #836 of 1,385 | #46 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,057 of 1,425 ▼ 42 | #49 of 82 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #677 of 1,425 ▼ 85 | #35 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,011 of 1,184 | #58 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #740 of 2,107 | #49 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #744 of 1,344 | #29 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,136 of 1,346 | #56 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #521 of 1,522 | #46 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #211 of 672 | #13 of 32 |
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
715
-38 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 715 | 47.5 | 15.1:1 | 73% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 42.2 | 17.5:1 | 74% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 45.5 | 16.0:1 | 77% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 83% (628) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 34.8 | 17.1:1 | 80% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 82% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA South Flores College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (596 to 715); teachers up 36% (34.8 to 47.5).
About IDEA South Flores College Preparatory
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory is a mid-sized high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, that operates as a charter school. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 715 students.
The district, IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, operates 125 schools serving 79,430 students.
A large majority of enrollment at IDEA South Flores College Preparatory is Hispanic, at 91%. After that, the student body is 5% White. Among all residents of Bexar County, the Hispanic share is about 60%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
There are 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.1:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is close to this figure. On the income side, 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Bexar County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Texas public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, IDEA South Flores College Preparatory is 7.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.7% actual, 42.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In Bexar County, home to about 2,067,341 people, median household income comes to about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bexar County's 638 public schools enroll about 368,487 students and include IDEA South Flores College Preparatory.
Among nearby public schools, IDEA South Flores Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 49.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. IDEA South Flores College Preparatory operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for IDEA South Flores College Preparatory is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
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- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA South Flores Academy0.0 mi · 680
- Harlandale ISD STEM ECHS-Alamo Colleges at Pac0.7 mi · 393
- Bellaire Elementary School0.9 mi · 674
- Wright Elementary School1.0 mi · 430
- Harlandale Middle School1.1 mi · 732
- Kingsborough Middle School1.2 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA South Flores College PreparatoryWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA South Flores College Preparatory?
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory enrolls approximately 715 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does IDEA South Flores College Preparatory serve?
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does IDEA South Flores College Preparatory have?
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is IDEA South Flores College Preparatory?
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory reports a student body of 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IDEA South Flores College Preparatory?
IDEA South Flores College Preparatory is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.