📍 24240 Chester Park Rd, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78552
Idea Harlingen College Preparatory is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eduardo Varelafacio. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Harlingen College Preparatory enrolls 278 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 92% |
| White | 20 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 278 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Harlingen College Preparatory is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 27, state house district 35.
Idea Harlingen 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 278 students, Idea Harlingen College Preparatory is smaller than the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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