Enrollment
258
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113514
IDEA Toros College Preparatory
3300 TEXAS RD, EDINBURG, TX 78542 · (956) 961-7807 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 08–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
218 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 8 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 20% |
Student demographics
5%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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 39.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Toros College Preparatory
IDEA Toros College Preparatory's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory this school | 258 | 84.5% | 38.7% |
| Santa Rosa High School SANTA ROSA | 291 | 85.2% | 43.9% |
| La Pryor Secondary LA PRYOR | 244 | 86.1% | 32.1% |
| Hebbronville High School HEBBRONVILLE | 298 | 84.2% | 48.5% |
| Jimmy Carter Early College High School LA JOYA | 327 | 85.9% | 80.1% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School BEN BOLT | 206 | 85.0% | 35.5% |
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 Toros College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,165 of 1,385 | #46 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #374 of 1,425 ▲ 731 | #13 of 56 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,157 of 1,425 ▼ 47 | #40 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #108 of 1,184 | #14 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,221 of 2,107 | #55 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #608 of 1,344 | #24 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #1,265 of 1,346 | #24 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #315 of 1,522 | #42 of 65 |
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
258
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 84% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 22.6 | 12.6:1 | 89% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 19.2 | 12.7:1 | 93% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 85% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 102 | 5 | 20.4:1 | 91% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Toros College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 153% (102 to 258); teachers up 261% (5 to 18).
About IDEA Toros College Preparatory
IDEA Toros College Preparatory is a small high school in EDINBURG, Texas, (ZIP code 78542). The school counts 258 students across grades 8 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has a total of 125 schools and 79,430 students, IDEA Toros College Preparatory among them.
IDEA Toros College Preparatory enrolls a student body that is 97% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 2% White. The chance that two students picked at random at IDEA Toros College Preparatory belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
Its 18 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. That is close to the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
allk12 grades IDEA Toros College Preparatory a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for IDEA Toros College Preparatory is +1.1 points: 38.7% actual, 37.6% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 364 public schools operate in Hidalgo County, serving about 212,859 students.
The closest public school, Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from IDEA Toros College Preparatory. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, IDEA Toros College Preparatory ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns IDEA Toros College Preparatory the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. IDEA Toros College Preparatory is one of the charter schools in Texas.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 258 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 281. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
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- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
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Nearby schools
- Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School0.7 mi · 399
- Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School0.9 mi · 554
- Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary School1.0 mi · 541
- Betts Elementary School1.1 mi · 534
- L B Johnson Elementary School1.2 mi · 402
- Edinburg Collegiate High School1.4 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Toros College PreparatoryWhat is the total enrollment at IDEA Toros College Preparatory?
IDEA Toros College Preparatory enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does IDEA Toros College Preparatory serve?
IDEA Toros College Preparatory serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at IDEA Toros College Preparatory?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at IDEA Toros College Preparatory.
How diverse is IDEA Toros College Preparatory?
IDEA Toros College Preparatory reports a student body of 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees IDEA Toros College Preparatory?
IDEA Toros College Preparatory is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Hidalgo County.
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