IDEA Pflugerville College Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in Pflugerville, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades 6–12
IDEA Pflugerville College Preparatory serves 669 students in grades 6–12 in Pflugerville (Travis County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 767th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16 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 ÷ 41.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | IDEA Public Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021113782 |
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 | 669 | 79,430 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.1% | 82.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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 Pflugerville College Preparatory in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in IDEA Public Schools, IDEA Pflugerville College Preparatory is the 31st largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 1,294 students, so IDEA Pflugerville 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 8 with 118 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 69, against an average of 96 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 6 (82 against 116). 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 75.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across IDEA Public Schools (85.2%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.1% 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 Pflugerville College Preparatory has 41.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 669 students would have about 47.8 teachers, so IDEA Pflugerville College Preparatory has 5.9 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 Pflugerville Academic and Career Education (Pace), 1.4 miles away in Pflugerville ISD. There are 11 high schools within 5 miles and 38 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 75.8% |
| White | 8.8% |
| Black | 8.7% |
| Asian | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 116 |
| Grade 7 | 116 |
| Grade 8 | 118 |
| Grade 9 | 83 |
| Grade 10 | 85 |
| Grade 11 | 69 |
| Grade 12 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1901 E Wells Branch Pkwy, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: (512)822-4700
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Pflugerville College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pflugerville Academic and Career Education (Pace) | Pflugerville ISD | 1.4 mi | 101 | 13.9 | 51.5% |
| Premier H S of Pflugerville | Premier High Schools | 1.6 mi | 120 | 38.2 | 54.2% |
| Pflugerville High School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,794 | 14.1 | 52.4% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 2.8 mi | 794 | 15.6 | 67.6% |
| IDEA Parmer Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 624 | 16.6 | 77.4% |
| John B Connally High School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,974 | 13.9 | 68.2% |
| Weiss High School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,985 | 15.7 | 36% |
| Hendrickson High School | Pflugerville ISD | 3.5 mi | 2,128 | 16.3 | 24.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.