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What advice would you give to incoming students at IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY?
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Enrollment
758
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113085
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory
1000 E PIKE BLVD, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 351-4850 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Texas public high schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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
14.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
660 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 6 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 14% |
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Weslaco Pike College Preparatory
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory this school | 758 | 87.1% | 57.5% |
| Mountain View High School EL PASO | 775 | 87.0% | 50.7% |
| IDEA Frontier College Preparatory BROWNSVILLE | 781 | 88.3% | 51.9% |
| Robstown Early College High School ROBSTOWN | 750 | 85.6% | 31.3% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Juan SAN JUAN | 741 | 89.2% | 42.4% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo LAREDO | 671 | 88.5% | 63.8% |
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 Weslaco Pike College Preparatory ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #571 of 1,385 | #18 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #869 of 1,425 ▼ 11 | #38 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #585 of 1,425 ▼ 53 | #17 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #104 of 1,184 | #13 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #711 of 2,107 | #34 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #652 of 1,344 | #29 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #1,267 of 1,346 | #25 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #251 of 1,522 | #37 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.6% | #63 of 672 | #2 of 18 |
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
758
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 758 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 87% (660) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 48.6 | 15.4:1 | 84% (628) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 48.7 | 15.4:1 | 83% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 41 | 18.4:1 | 83% (625) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 86% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 11 | 22.4:1 | 89% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (487 to 758); teachers up 86% (28 to 52).
About IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is a mid-sized high school in WESLACO, Texas, one of the schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Total enrollment is 758 students, and the grades served are 6 through 12.
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is part of IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, where 125 schools serve 79,430 students.
A large majority of enrollment at IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is Hispanic, at 97%. Other reported shares: 2% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory scores 5%.
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory reports a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher, from 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory, 87% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is close, at 85%.
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Texas public high schools.
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory scores 21.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 57.5% actual versus 36.5% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Hidalgo County counts 364 public schools with about 212,859 students.
The closest school to IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 46.9% on proficiency, and IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is above that at 57.5%.
The NCES locale for IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment went from 753 in 2020-21 to 758 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students. The school's ratio dropped from 18.4:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- IDEA Montopolis College PreparatoryHigh · 835 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy0.0 mi · 734
- Career and College Development Center0.4 mi · 50
- Sam Houston Elementary School0.4 mi · 761
- Airport Elementary School0.5 mi · 786
- Hidalgo County Boot Camp0.7 mi · 11
- North Bridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Weslaco Pike College PreparatoryHow many students attend IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory?
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory enrolls approximately 758 students in grades 06-12.
Is IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is approximately 14.6:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory?
Student demographics at IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory?
IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.