IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in Austin, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades 6–12
IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory serves 790 students in grades 6–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 691st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 47.91 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 | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021113223 |
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 | 790 | 79,430 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.3% | 82.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% 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 Rundberg College Preparatory in context
Size
IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory is the 8th largest of IDEA Public Schools' 47 high schools; its 790 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 144; IDEA Rundberg 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 133 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 73, against an average of 113 per grade. This year grade 12 has 43% fewer students than grade 6 (73 against 129). 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: 95.1% here and 85.2% across IDEA Public Schools. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.3% 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 47.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 790 students, IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 790 students would have about 56.4 teachers, so IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory has 8.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Graduation Prep Academy Navarro, 1.2 miles away in Austin ISD. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 17 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 | 95.1% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 129 |
| Grade 7 | 132 |
| Grade 8 | 133 |
| Grade 9 | 129 |
| Grade 10 | 113 |
| Grade 11 | 81 |
| Grade 12 | 73 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9504 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78753
Phone: (512)822-4800
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Prep Academy Navarro | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 57 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
| Navarro Early College High School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,633 | 14.3 | 93.9% |
| Settlement Home | University of Texas University Charter School | 1.6 mi | 32 | 10.7 | – |
| Diboll | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 1.6 mi | 75 | 25 | – |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 847 | 14.9 | 91% |
| Greenleaf Ncc | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 30 | – | 30% |
| Austin Achieve High School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 2.5 mi | 581 | 17.2 | 90.2% |
| International High School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 213 | 10 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.