IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a moderately sized 6-8 campus, operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It hosts 617 students across grades 6 through 10.

IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of 125 schools operated by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 79,430 students overall.

In terms of who attends, IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 25% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 94% 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 above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 30.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IDEA SPEARS ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.