IDEA Carver College Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades 6–12
IDEA Carver College Preparatory serves 661 students in grades 6–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 774th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.9 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 ÷ 36.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021112829 |
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 | 661 | 79,430 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.8% | 82.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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 Carver College Preparatory in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in IDEA Public Schools, IDEA Carver College Preparatory is the 33rd largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 192; IDEA Carver College Preparatory is larger 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 6 with 119 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 75, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 12 has 37% fewer students than grade 6 (75 against 119). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 84.3% here and 85.2% across IDEA Public Schools. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 36.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 661 students, IDEA Carver College Preparatory has 17.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 661 students would have about 47.2 teachers, so IDEA Carver College Preparatory has 10.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
IDEA Carver College Preparatory is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Healy-Murphy, 0.7 miles away in San Antonio ISD. Within 10 miles there are 81 other high schools, 35 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.3% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| White | 5.7% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 119 |
| Grade 7 | 100 |
| Grade 8 | 109 |
| Grade 9 | 96 |
| Grade 10 | 77 |
| Grade 11 | 85 |
| Grade 12 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
217 Robinson Pl, San Antonio, TX 78202
Phone: (210)223-8885
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Carver College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healy-Murphy | San Antonio ISD | 0.7 mi | 141 | 9.4 | – |
| Jja | San Antonio ISD | 1.1 mi | 11 | – | 81.8% |
| Nisd Bexar County Jja | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 26 | – | 23.1% |
| North East JJAEP | North East ISD | 1.1 mi | 14 | – | – |
| St Philip's College Early College High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.2 mi | 305 | 19.1 | 78% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy | San Antonio ISD | 1.3 mi | 242 | 12.4 | 59.9% |
| Brackenridge High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,593 | 15.1 | 84.7% |
| Cast Technical High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.5 mi | 451 | 14.9 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.