IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory
Public high school (charter) in McAllen, Texas · IDEA Public Schools · Grades 6–12
IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory serves 685 students in grades 6–12 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 125 schools in IDEA Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 757th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.4 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 ÷ 41.73 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 | 480021113673 |
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 | 685 | 79,430 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.6% | 82.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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 Tres Lagos College Preparatory in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in IDEA Public Schools, IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory is the 28th largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.2 miles away and have a median of 535 students, so IDEA Tres Lagos 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 7 with 139 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 71, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 12 has 38% fewer students than grade 6 (76 against 123). 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 92.1% 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.
80.6% 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 Tres Lagos College Preparatory has 41.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 685 students would have about 48.9 teachers, so IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory has 7.2 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 IDEA Quest College Preparatory, 1.7 miles away in the same district. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 33 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.1% |
| White | 5.7% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 123 |
| Grade 7 | 139 |
| Grade 8 | 112 |
| Grade 9 | 81 |
| Grade 10 | 83 |
| Grade 11 | 71 |
| Grade 12 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5200 Tres Lagos Blvd, McAllen, TX 78504
Phone: (956)287-6900
Website: ideapublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Quest College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 667 | 15.5 | 80.2% |
| Sharyland Pioneer High School | Sharyland ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,511 | 16.5 | 63.1% |
| South Texas ISD World Scholars | South Texas ISD | 5.8 mi | 403 | 13.2 | 61.3% |
| Edinburg North High School | Edinburg CISD | 6.1 mi | 2,542 | 14.1 | 80.8% |
| Mission Collegiate High School | Mission CISD | 6.3 mi | 399 | 12.3 | 91.7% |
| IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 6.7 mi | 795 | 17 | 83% |
| Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical | Premier High Schools | 7.3 mi | 153 | 17.6 | 94.8% |
| Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte | Texas Works | 7.3 mi | 47 | 28 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.