📍 725 e Expy 83, La Joya, Hidalgo County, 78560
Idea la Joya College Preparatory is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Joya, Hidalgo County. The school has 158 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jehely Barrera. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–7 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea la Joya College Preparatory enrolls 158 students across grades 6–7. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% White and 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 97% |
| White | 3 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 158 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 la Joya 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 20, state house district 35.
Idea la Joya 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 158 students, Idea la Joya 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 - Large
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