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Idea Public Schools Schools
Schools graded
123
Cities served
27
Students
76,819
Students per teacher
19.4
State
TX
Idea Public Schools is a public school district in Texas, based in Hidalgo County (Weslaco). SchoolGrade grades 123 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Idea Public Schools on the map
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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Idea Public Schools
Average SchoolGrade
C
Meeting or exceeding expectations
98%
Exceeding
94%
Avg actual scores
33.7%
Avg projected
16.6%
102 of 123 schools in Idea Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (21 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 27C: 53D: 21
Best schools in Idea Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 1626 high schools in Texas · all 1462 middle schools in Texas · all 4337 elementary schools in Texas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Idea Carver College Preparatory (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Idea Mays College Preparatory (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Idea Mays Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Idea Quest College Preparatory (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Idea Mcallen College Preparatory (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Idea Rise College Preparatory (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Idea Edgemere College Preparatory (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Idea Najim College Preparatory (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Idea Brownsville College Preparatory (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Idea Public Schools
All schools, A to Z (123)
- D+ Idea Academy, Donna
- C- Idea Academy Alamo, Alamo
- D+ Idea Academy Mission, Mission
- D+ Idea Academy Pharr, Pharr
- C- Idea Academy San Benito, San Benito
- C- Idea Academy San Juan, San Juan
- D+ Idea Academy Weslaco, Weslaco
- C- Idea Achieve Academy, Haltom City
- C Idea Achieve College Preparatory, Haltom City
- Idea Ambrose And Freda Robinson Academy, San Antonio
- Idea Ambrose And Freda Robinson College Preparator, San Antonio
- D+ Idea Bluff Springs Academy, Austin
- C- Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory, Austin
- D Idea Brackenridge Academy, San Antonio
- C+ Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C+ Idea Brownsville Academy, Brownsville
- B Idea Brownsville College Preparatory, Brownsville
- Idea Burke Academy, San Antonio
- B Idea Burke College Preparatory, San Antonio
- B- Idea Carver Academy, San Antonio
- B+ Idea Carver College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C Idea College Prep, Donna
- B Idea College Prep Weslaco, Weslaco
- C+ Idea College Preparatory Alamo, Alamo
- B- Idea College Preparatory Mission, Mission
- C- Idea College Preparatory Pharr, Pharr
- B Idea College Preparatory San Benito, San Benito
- C- Idea College Preparatory San Juan, San Juan
- Idea Converse Academy, Converse
- C Idea Converse College Preparatory, Converse
- D Idea Eastside Academy, San Antonio
- C- Idea Eastside College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C Idea Edgecliff Academy, Fort Worth
- B- Idea Edgecliff College Preparatory, Fort Worth
- D+ Idea Edgemere Academy, El Paso
- B+ Idea Edgemere College Preparatory, El Paso
- D+ Idea Edinburg Academy, Edinburg
- C+ Idea Edinburg College Preparatory, Edinburg
- D+ Idea Elsa Academy, Elsa
- C Idea Elsa College Preparatory, Elsa
- B- Idea Ewing Halsell Academy, San Antonio
- B- Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C- Idea Frontier Academy, Brownsville
- B- Idea Frontier College Preparatory, Brownsville
- Idea Hardy Academy, Houston
- C Idea Hardy College Preparatory, Houston
- C Idea Harlingen Academy, Harlingen
- C- Idea Harlingen College Preparatory, Harlingen
- D Idea Health Professions Academy, Austin
- C- Idea Health Professions College Preparatory, Austin
- Idea Hidden Meadow Academy, San Antonio
- C+ Idea Hidden Meadow College Preparatory, San Antonio
- D+ Idea Horizon Vista Academy, Horizon City
- C- Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory, Horizon City
- B- Idea Ingram Hills Academy, San Antonio
- A- Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C- Idea Judson Academy, San Antonio
- B- Idea Judson College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C Idea Kyle Academy, Kyle
- C Idea Kyle College Preparatory, Kyle
- Idea La Joya Academy, La Joya
- Idea La Joya College Preparatory, La Joya
- Idea Lake Houston Academy, Houston
- Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory, Houston
- Idea Los Encinos Academy, Mcallen
- C- Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory, Mcallen
- B+ Idea Mays Academy, San Antonio
- B+ Idea Mays College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C Idea Mcallen Academy, Mcallen
- B+ Idea Mcallen College Preparatory, Mcallen
- Idea Mesa Hills Academy, El Paso
- C+ Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory, El Paso
- Idea Mesquite Hills Academy, El Paso
- Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory, El Paso
- C- Idea Monterrey Park Academy, San Antonio
- B Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C- Idea Montopolis Academy, Austin
- C Idea Montopolis College Preparatory, Austin
- D Idea Najim Academy, San Antonio
- B Idea Najim College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C- Idea North Mission Academy, Mission
- C Idea North Mission College Preparatory, Mission
- C- Idea Owassa Academy, Pharr
- C Idea Owassa College Preparatory, Pharr
- Idea Palmview Academy, Mission
- D Idea Palmview College Preparatory, Mission
- D- Idea Parmer Park Academy, Austin
- D+ Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory, Austin
- D Idea Pflugerville Academy, Pflugerville
- C- Idea Pflugerville College Preparatory, Pflugerville
- C+ Idea Quest Academy, Edinburg
- B+ Idea Quest College Preparatory, Edinburg
- D Idea Rio Grande City Academy, Rio Grande City
- C+ Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory, Rio Grande City
- D Idea Rio Vista Academy, Socorro
- C+ Idea Rio Vista College Preparatory, Socorro
- D+ Idea Rise Academy, Fort Worth
- B+ Idea Rise College Preparatory, Fort Worth
- C+ Idea Riverview Academy, Brownsville
- B Idea Riverview College Preparatory, Brownsville
- D+ Idea Robindale Academy, Brownsville
- C- Idea Robindale College Preparatory, Brownsville
- B Idea Round Rock Tech Academy, Round Rock
- C Idea Round Rock Tech College Preparatory, Round Rock
- C- Idea Rundberg Academy, Austin
- B- Idea Rundberg College Preparatory, Austin
- B- Idea South Flores Academy, San Antonio
- B Idea South Flores College Preparatory, San Antonio
- Idea Southeast Academy, Fort Worth
- Idea Southeast College Preparatory, Fort Worth
- Idea Spears Academy, Houston
- C Idea Spears College Preparatory, Houston
- Idea Sports Park Academy, Brownsville
- C Idea Sports Park College Preparatory, Brownsville
- C- Idea Toros College Preparatory, Edinburg
- C- Idea Tres Lagos Academy, Mcallen
- B- Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory, Mcallen
- C Idea Walzem Academy, San Antonio
- C- Idea Walzem College Preparatory, San Antonio
- C- Idea Weslaco Pike Academy, Weslaco
- C+ Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory, Weslaco
- Idea Yukon Academy, Odessa
- Idea Yukon College Preparatory, Odessa
Where Idea Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (27)
- San Antonio (28)
- Austin (10)
- Brownsville (10)
- El Paso (6)
- Fort Worth (6)
- Houston (6)
- Mcallen (6)
- Mission (6)
- Edinburg (5)
- Pharr (4)
- Weslaco (4)
- Alamo (2)
- Converse (2)
- Donna (2)
- Elsa (2)
- Haltom City (2)
- Harlingen (2)
- Horizon City (2)
- Kyle (2)
- La Joya (2)
- Odessa (2)
- Pflugerville (2)
- Rio Grande City (2)
- Round Rock (2)
- San Benito (2)
- San Juan (2)
- Socorro (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Texas
- County: Hidalgo County
- Type: charter agency
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 76,819 students with 3,965 full-time-equivalent teachers and 8,946 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4800211
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about Idea Public Schools
How many schools are in Idea Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 123 public schools in Idea Public Schools, across 27 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Idea Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: San Antonio, Austin, Brownsville, El Paso, Fort Worth and 22 more.
How many students attend Idea Public Schools?
76,819 students were enrolled in Idea Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Idea Public Schools?
Idea Public Schools is in Texas, based in Hidalgo County, with its district office in Weslaco.