📍 600 e Sioux Rd, San Juan, Hidalgo County, 78589
Idea College Preparatory San Juan is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Juan, Hidalgo County. The school has 726 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maricela Gaona. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea College Preparatory San Juan enrolls 726 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 713 | 98% |
| White | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
649 of the school's 726 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 590 qualify for free lunch and 59 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 Preparatory San Juan 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 Preparatory San Juan 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 726 students, Idea College Preparatory San Juan 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
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