📍 201 N Bentsen Rd, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Idea McAllen College Preparatory is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 773 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nereyda Trevino. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea McAllen College Preparatory enrolls 773 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% White and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 735 | 95% |
| White | 26 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
606 of the school's 773 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 591 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 McAllen 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 41.
Idea McAllen 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 773 students, Idea McAllen 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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