High Schools in Idea Public Schools

The Idea Public Schools district in Texas operates 32 high-performing public charter schools serving grades 6-12, with student populations ranging from around 400 to 900 students. The district as a whole is ranked 465 out of 961 school districts in Texas and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several Idea schools stand out for their exceptional performance, including Idea Quest College Preparatory, which ranks in the top 255 high schools in Texas, and Idea Carver College Preparatory, which ranks in the top 192. Other high-achieving schools include Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory, which ranks in the top 245 Texas high schools. However, there is significant variation in performance across the Idea network, with some schools lagging behind their peers and state averages.

Idea schools serve predominantly economically disadvantaged student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 72.19% to 95.62%. Despite this, the district maintains remarkably high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 95.4% to 95.4%, and correspondingly low dropout rates of 0.9% to 0.9%. Spending per student varies, from $9,554 to $17,533, with an average of around $11,000 per student. The data suggests opportunities for the Idea network to learn from its top-performing schools and implement best practices to raise overall student achievement across the district.