📍 2553 Roegiers Rd, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 78541
Idea Edinburg College Preparatory is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Edinburg, Hidalgo County. The school has 759 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sylvia Verdooren. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Edinburg College Preparatory enrolls 759 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% White and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 726 | 96% |
| White | 21 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
624 of the school's 759 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 573 qualify for free lunch and 51 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 Edinburg College Preparatory is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 20, state house district 40.
Idea Edinburg College Preparatory 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 759 students, Idea Edinburg College Preparatory is larger than the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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