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Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory

๐Ÿ“ 5555 Old Pearsall Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78242

613
Pupils
17.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vanessa Cruz. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“11 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.

School details

Principal
Vanessa Cruz
School district
Idea Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory enrolls 613 students across grades 6โ€“11. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.

Male students
290 (47%)
Female students
323 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.9
Student-teacher ratio
17.6:1
Grade span
6โ€“11

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% White and 2% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino56893%
White294.7%
Black or African American122%
Two or more races3<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

544 of the school's 613 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 229 qualify for free lunch and 315 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 Brackenridge 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 117.

School district: IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Idea Brackenridge 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 613 students, Idea Brackenridge 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

41%
Reading proficient
30%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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