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Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory

๐Ÿ“ 2523 W Ansley Blvd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78224

562
Pupils
16.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lea Mcfarthing. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“11 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.

School details

Principal
Lea Mcfarthing
School district
Idea Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory enrolls 562 students across grades 6โ€“11. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.

Male students
259 (46%)
Female students
303 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.6
Student-teacher ratio
16.7:1
Grade span
6โ€“11

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% White and 1.8% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino52794%
White223.9%
Black or African American101.8%
Asian2<1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

454 of the school's 562 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 67 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“11Charter schoolTitle I

Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 19, state house district 118.

School district: IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Idea Ewing Halsell 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 562 students, Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory is close to the district average of about 646 students per school.

79,430
District students
123
Schools
3,841
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

48%
Reading proficient
33%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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