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IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY

2935 E SEMINARY DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 885-4250 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Enrollment
475
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
434 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
129
Grade 7
132
Grade 8
128
Grade 9
86
Student demographics
White
143%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
35675%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 54%
Black
9320%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
23850%
Female
23750%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -15.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -27.0pp since 2021
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

About IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY

IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of the modestly sized junior highs in FORT WORTH, Texas, run under IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 475 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 9. That puts it 26% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 125 schools with combined enrollment of 79,430 students; IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is among them.

Looking at the student body, IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder is composed of 20% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

In the area at large, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

IDEA SOUTHEAST ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site. IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students

Quick facts

School name
IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY
District
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
2935 E SEMINARY DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76119
Phone
(817) 885-4250
County
Tarrant County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–09
Total enrollment
475
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
434 (91%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480021114268
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY
How many students attend IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY?
IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 06-09.
What age range does IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY serve?
IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY serves students from grade 06 through grade 09.
How many teachers does IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY have?
IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY?
At IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY public or private?
IDEA SOUTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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