IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in Edinburg, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades 6–12
IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory serves 795 students in grades 6–12 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 688th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17 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 ÷ 46.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021112500 |
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 | 795 | 79,430 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83% | 82.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 79% 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 Edinburg College Preparatory in context
Size
IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory is the 7th largest of IDEA Public Schools' 47 high schools; its 795 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 331 students, so IDEA Edinburg 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 8 with 138 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 84, against an average of 114 per grade. This year grade 12 has 38% fewer students than grade 6 (84 against 136). 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 95% of enrollment, a higher share than across IDEA Public Schools (85.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83% 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 Edinburg College Preparatory has 46.67 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 795 students would have about 56.8 teachers, so IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory has 10.1 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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Edinburg North High School, 0.6 miles away in Edinburg CISD. There are 10 high schools within 5 miles and 29 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 136 |
| Grade 7 | 121 |
| Grade 8 | 138 |
| Grade 9 | 118 |
| Grade 10 | 99 |
| Grade 11 | 99 |
| Grade 12 | 84 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2553 Roegiers Rd, Edinburg, TX 78541
Phone: (956)287-6300
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg North High School | Edinburg CISD | 0.6 mi | 2,542 | 14.1 | 80.8% |
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | Weslaco ISD | 1.9 mi | 14 | – | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Edinburg CISD | 1.9 mi | 38 | 4.7 | 94.7% |
| Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 2.2 mi | 159 | – | – |
| South Texas ISD World Scholars | South Texas ISD | 2.7 mi | 403 | 13.2 | 61.3% |
| Edinburg Collegiate High School | Edinburg CISD | 2.9 mi | 466 | 14.9 | 68.7% |
| Economedes High School | Edinburg CISD | 3.2 mi | 2,689 | 15 | 92% |
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.3 mi | 258 | 14.3 | 84.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.