📍 401 S 1st St, Donna, Hidalgo County, 78537
Idea College Prep is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Donna, Hidalgo County. The school has 725 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Canales. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea College Prep enrolls 725 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 706 | 97% |
| White | 18 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
693 of the school's 725 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 679 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Idea College Prep is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 39.
Idea College Prep is one of 123 schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in WESLACO, Texas. The district serves 79,430 students district-wide and employs 3,841 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 725 students, Idea College Prep is close to the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large