Enrollment
475
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021114268
IDEA Southeast College Preparatory
2935 E SEMINARY DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 885-4250 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 middle schools
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
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 129 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 27% |
| Grade 9 | 86 | 18% |
Student demographics
40%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -14.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 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 are down about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 34.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Southeast College Preparatory
IDEA Southeast College Preparatory's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory this school | 475 | 91.4% | 42.4% |
| Kirby Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 423 | 90.1% | 24.2% |
| KIPP Prime College Preparatory HOUSTON | 453 | 93.4% | 38.2% |
| Uplift Heights Prep Middle School DALLAS | 448 | 90.6% | 25.7% |
| Long Middle School DALLAS | 477 | 87.8% | 32.6% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 516 | 89.0% | 26.0% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Southeast College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #821 of 1,635 | #50 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,307 of 1,670 ▼ 74 | #88 of 112 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,243 of 1,670 ▼ 64 | #84 of 112 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #20 of 1,570 | #2 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #1,130 of 1,749 | #96 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,517 of 1,542 | #112 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #1,097 of 1,543 | #103 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #208 of 1,648 | #17 of 109 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 475 | 23.5 | 20.2:1 | 91% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 16.8 | 21.7:1 | 93% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 10.2 | 23.9:1 | 96% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Southeast College Preparatory.
About IDEA Southeast College Preparatory
IDEA Southeast College Preparatory is one of the public schools in FORT WORTH, Texas. It is a small middle school. The school has 475 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 9. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
IDEA Southeast College Preparatory is among 125 schools run by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which serves 79,430 students.
Of every 100 students at IDEA Southeast College Preparatory, about 75 are Hispanic. It is also 20% Black and 3% White. Tarrant County's residents are about 30% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
IDEA Southeast College Preparatory has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1, with 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. The school has 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.
Among Texas public middle schools, IDEA Southeast College Preparatory outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, IDEA Southeast College Preparatory is 7.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
The county, Tarrant County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 639 public schools and about 385,835 students.
IDEA Southeast Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of IDEA Southeast College Preparatory, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, IDEA Southeast College Preparatory is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. IDEA Southeast College Preparatory operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- IDEA Southeast Academy0.0 mi · 698
- Trinity Charter Schools - Fort Worth Campus0.2 mi · 1
- O D Wyatt High School0.3 mi · 1,499
- Clifford Davis Elementary School0.4 mi · 868
- Int'l Newcomer Academy0.5 mi · 429
- Forest Oak Middle School0.7 mi · 1,044
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Southeast College PreparatoryHow 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.
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