IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY

IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, a moderately sized four-year high school in WESLACO, Texas, run under IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, hosts 758 students, covering grades 6 through 12.

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 125 schools in total, collectively educating 79,430 students. IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY logs that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% White.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.9%; actual is 59.8%, +23.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is IDEA WESLACO PIKE ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.7%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY has rose 56%, going from 487 students in 2018 to 758 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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