Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113984
IDEA Spears College Preparatory
2010 SPEARS RD, HOUSTON, TX 77067 · (832) 366-1309 · Harris County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
581 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 | 134 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 17% |
Student demographics
42%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 38.0% | 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 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Spears College Preparatory
IDEA Spears College Preparatory's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Spears College Preparatory this school | 617 | 94.2% | 28.6% |
| Hartman Middle School HOUSTON | 645 | 94.9% | 43.5% |
| E B Comstock Middle School DALLAS | 599 | 98.5% | 34.6% |
| Wilkinson Middle School MESQUITE | 655 | 91.5% | 41.4% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 516 | 89.0% | 26.0% |
| Fondren Middle School HOUSTON | 713 | 99.0% | 23.1% |
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 Spears College Preparatory ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,433 of 1,635 | #193 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,268 of 1,670 ▲ 210 | #176 of 219 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,301 of 1,670 ▲ 186 | #169 of 219 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,217 of 1,570 | #170 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #897 of 1,749 | #148 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,516 of 1,542 | #206 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #1,063 of 1,543 | #142 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #134 of 1,648 | #36 of 221 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
+487 (+375%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 617 | 30.6 | 20.2:1 | 94% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 91% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 14.8 | 26.0:1 | 93% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 6 | 21.7:1 | 85% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Spears College Preparatory.
About IDEA Spears College Preparatory
IDEA Spears College Preparatory is a middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, and it is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school has 617 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 10.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS oversees IDEA Spears College Preparatory and 124 other schools, with 79,430 students in total.
Hispanic students are 71% of those enrolled at IDEA Spears College Preparatory. The rest of enrollment is 25% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
IDEA Spears College Preparatory reports a ratio of 20.2 students per teacher, from 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Lunch program data show 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 24 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
On the allk12 Grade, IDEA Spears College Preparatory lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Texas public middle schools.
IDEA Spears College Preparatory's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.6% is 4.9 points below the 33.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, IDEA Spears Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, IDEA Spears College Preparatory ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
IDEA Spears College Preparatory has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The 2020-21 count was 130 students and the 2024-25 count was 617. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. By 2024-25, the school had 20.2 students per teacher, compared with 21.7 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to IDEA Spears College Preparatory can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
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- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Spears Academy0.0 mi · 728
- Heritage Elementary School0.4 mi · 807
- Clark Elementary School0.5 mi · 828
- Spring Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 502
- Deloras E Thompson Elementary School1.0 mi · 634
- Stelle Claughton Middle School1.1 mi · 896
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Spears College PreparatoryHow large is IDEA Spears College Preparatory?
IDEA Spears College Preparatory enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-10.
What grades does IDEA Spears College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Spears College Preparatory serves grades 06-10.
How many teachers does IDEA Spears College Preparatory have?
IDEA Spears College Preparatory employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Spears College Preparatory?
At IDEA Spears College Preparatory, the student body is approximately 1% White, 71% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is IDEA Spears College Preparatory in?
IDEA Spears College Preparatory is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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