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IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY

Charter Virtual

Regular School · MCALLEN, TX

IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a charter regular school school in MCALLEN, Texas, serving grades 06–12 with 820 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.

Level
High
Grades
06 – 12
Enrollment
820
Teachers (FTE)
48.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 781 95%
White 26 3%
Asian 10 1%
Black or African American 3 0%
Total enrollment 820 415M / 405F

English Language Learners: 350 (43% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 34.0% -2.4pp 36.4% 393
Reading Proficiency 63.0% +21.7pp 41.3% 422
Science Proficiency 55.0% 211
4-Year Graduation Rate >=95%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.38 grade levels
Math
+0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (7)
231 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
166
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
7
0.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 820 100%

Contact & Location

201 N BENTSEN RD

MCALLEN, TX 78501

Phone: (956)429-4100

http://ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-mcallen/

District

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,896

District enrollment: 74,217

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

480021112679

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD