IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in El Paso, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades 6–11
IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory serves 533 students in grades 6–11 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 866th 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 ÷ 29.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–11 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021114018 |
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 | 533 | 79,430 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.7% | 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 Mesa Hills College Preparatory in context
Size
IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory is the 41st largest of IDEA Public Schools' 47 high schools; its 533 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 713 students, so IDEA Mesa Hills 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 6 with 134 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 57, against an average of 89 per grade. This year grade 11 has 40% fewer students than grade 6 (80 against 134). 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 92.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across IDEA Public Schools (85.2%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.7% 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 Mesa Hills College Preparatory has 29.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 533 students would have about 38.1 teachers, so IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory has 8.4 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, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Coronado High School, 1.9 miles away in El Paso ISD. There are 12 high schools within 5 miles and 24 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.3% |
| White | 4.3% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 134 |
| Grade 7 | 100 |
| Grade 8 | 94 |
| Grade 9 | 68 |
| Grade 10 | 57 |
| Grade 11 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
405 Walleberg, El Paso, TX 79912
Phone: (956)888-8000
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado High School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 2,576 | 19.1 | 51.4% |
| Premier High School-El Paso Mesa | Premier High Schools | 2.7 mi | 121 | 30.3 | 79.3% |
| Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa | Texas Works | 2.7 mi | 10 | 14.1 | – |
| Franklin High School | El Paso ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,835 | 19.1 | 51.1% |
| El Paso High School | El Paso ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,636 | 16.8 | 58.4% |
| Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy | El Paso ISD | 4.0 mi | 443 | 16.9 | 60.3% |
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 4.1 mi | 982 | 17.3 | 89.9% |
| College Career Technology Academy (Ccta) | El Paso ISD | 4.2 mi | 151 | 10.1 | 86.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.