IDEA Burke College Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades 6–11
IDEA Burke College Preparatory serves 620 students in grades 6–11 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 799th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–11 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021113971 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | IDEA Public Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 620 | 79,430 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.5% | 82.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
IDEA Burke College Preparatory in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in IDEA Public Schools, IDEA Burke College Preparatory is the 35th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 1,433 students, so IDEA Burke College Preparatory is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 127 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 74, against an average of 103 per grade. This year grade 11 has 41% fewer students than grade 6 (74 against 125). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 74.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across IDEA Public Schools (85.2%). Black students are next, at 12.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.9% across IDEA Public Schools and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
IDEA Burke College Preparatory has 36.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 620 students would have about 44.3 teachers, so IDEA Burke College Preparatory has 7.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Stevens High School, 2 miles away in Northside ISD. There are 7 high schools within 5 miles and 31 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 74.2% |
| Black | 12.9% |
| White | 9.7% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 125 |
| Grade 7 | 89 |
| Grade 8 | 120 |
| Grade 9 | 127 |
| Grade 10 | 85 |
| Grade 11 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10434 Marbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78245
Phone: (210)239-4650
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Burke College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens High School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 2,546 | 15 | 61.1% |
| Alternative High School | Northside ISD | 2.4 mi | 159 | 5.6 | 49.1% |
| IDEA Mays College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 748 | 17.3 | 70.2% |
| Lighthouse High School | Lighthouse Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 88 | 17.3 | 84.1% |
| Jay High School | Northside ISD | 3.4 mi | 2,118 | 13.6 | 71.7% |
| Brennan High School | Northside ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,965 | 17 | 33.6% |
| Warren High School | Northside ISD | 3.8 mi | 2,542 | 16.4 | 41.8% |
| Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest | Southwest Preparatory School | 5.5 mi | 141 | 10.2 | 69.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.