📍 2151 Russell Ln, San Benito, Cameron County, 78586
Idea College Preparatory San Benito is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Benito, Cameron County. The school has 767 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carla Zarate. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea College Preparatory San Benito enrolls 767 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 730 | 95% |
| White | 28 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
618 of the school's 767 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 602 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 Benito is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 38.
Idea College Preparatory San Benito 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 767 students, Idea College Preparatory San Benito is larger than the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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