📍 1000 e Pike Blvd, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, 78596
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Weslaco, Hidalgo County. The school has 749 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janet Guerrero. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory enrolls 749 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 732 | 98% |
| White | 12 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
623 of the school's 749 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 606 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 Weslaco Pike College Preparatory 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 Weslaco Pike 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 749 students, Idea Weslaco Pike 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: Suburb - Large
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