State/Public Secondary Open

Idea Najim College Preparatory

๐Ÿ“ 926 S Ww White Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78220

388
Pupils
16.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Idea Najim College Preparatory is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 388 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sherrell Coleman. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“11 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.

School details

Principal
Sherrell Coleman
School district
Idea Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Idea Najim College Preparatory enrolls 388 students across grades 6โ€“11. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.

Male students
192 (49%)
Female students
196 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Student-teacher ratio
16.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“11

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 2.1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino24764%
Black or African American12933%
White82.1%
Two or more races2<1%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

365 of the school's 388 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 Najim 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 120.

School district: IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Idea Najim 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 388 students, Idea Najim College Preparatory is smaller than 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

57%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
30%
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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