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Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 16% of Texas high schools

Summary

Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory is a public charter school in Austin, TX, serving 689 students in grades 6-12 as part of the Idea Public Schools district, where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has experienced a sharp decline in academic performance over the past few years, dropping from the 36th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026. This downward trend is more dramatic than at nearby schools like Akins Early College High School, which has remained stable at the 29th percentile. A major concern is math proficiency: only 16% of students were proficient in Algebra I in 2025-2026, compared to 42.85% in the district and 54.03% statewide. Reading and Language Arts scores are also low, with English I proficiency at 31.4% versus the district average of 50.79%. The school’s dropout rate is volatile and was 2.9% in 2023-2024, more than double the district average of 1.2%. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio has increased from 13.2 to 17 over the past two years, which may reduce individualized attention.

Despite these challenges, there are a few bright spots. The school shows a notable strength in serving English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 65th percentile statewide in 2023-2024. Science instruction also appears more effective than math, with 50% of students proficient in Biology compared to just 16% in Algebra I. When compared to Akins Early College High School, which is only 1.94 miles away and serves a similar student population, Idea Bluff Springs lags significantly in every academic metric—for example, 44.78% proficiency in English I at Akins versus 31.4% at Idea. This gap suggests that families may want to explore nearby options like Crockett Early College High School or KIPP Austin Brave for more consistent academic outcomes.

689

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,313

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 E Slaughter Ln
Austin, TX 78744

(512) 822-4200

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

White:

7.1%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg49%

Texas avg53%

Middle school

1,525^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 26 pts since 2019

From top 39% (2019) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,687^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 20 pts since 2023

From bottom 36% (2023) to bottom 16% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 39High Schools in the Idea Public Schools

546^th of 951Idea Public Schools among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	1525 of 2335	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	1577 of 2344	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1481 of 2372	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1576 of 2330	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1196 of 2254	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	1540 of 2252	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	853 of 2193	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	553 of 1295	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	424 of 997	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	728 of 1280	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	644 of 1273	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.0	284 of 1213	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	626 of 1193	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	914 of 1167	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	366 of 2182	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	658 of 2118	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	238 of 2058	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	595 of 2008	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	522 of 1390	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	725 of 1428	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	775 of 1770	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	523 of 1720	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	162 of 1643	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	307 of 1592	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	147 of 1445	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	154 of 1376	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1704 of 2240	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1243 of 1825	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1619 of 2242	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1454 of 2241	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1282 of 2221	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1469 of 2151	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1156 of 2047	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1252 of 2008	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1310 of 2141	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	1020 of 1731	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1095 of 2119	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1298 of 2116	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	823 of 2077	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	1240 of 2043	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	597 of 1935	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	567 of 1895	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	1241 of 2253	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	1004 of 1820	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	1062 of 2235	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1351 of 2251	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	718 of 2220	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	1253 of 2172	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	494 of 2073	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	527 of 2039	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	1241 of 2253	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	1133 of 1818	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1173 of 2246	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1543 of 2245	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	1112 of 2228	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	1491 of 2168	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	584 of 2069	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	635 of 2030	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	1329 of 1956	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	719 of 1568	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1228 of 1891	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1073 of 1815	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1245 of 1757	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1675 of 1712	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	928 of 1626	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1021 of 1597	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	1095 of 1731	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	971 of 1439	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1211 of 1733	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1234 of 1749	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1634 of 1700	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	73.7	345 of 1684	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	245 of 1673	85.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1687 of 2009	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1583 of 1974	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1553 of 1990	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1263 of 1961	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	1013 of 1086	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	702 of 834	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	875 of 1065	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	770 of 1069	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	416 of 530	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	709 of 1195	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	641 of 1153	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	498 of 1437	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	306 of 1371	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	1730 of 1936	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	1206 of 1504	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1229 of 1880	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1139 of 1891	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1544 of 1860	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	1186 of 1453	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1240 of 1805	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1099 of 1820	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1589 of 1937	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	1218 of 1513	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1322 of 1884	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1081 of 1897	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	1582 of 1954	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	1316 of 1515	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1457 of 1891	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1297 of 1913	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1383 of 1581	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1045 of 1299	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	840 of 1548	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1017 of 1478	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	1412 of 1584	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	1187 of 1294	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1218 of 1556	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1149 of 1576	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2024)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History52%-18 vs state

Biology50%-21 vs state

Reading43%-12 vs state

English II Reading41%-19 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

English I Reading31%-24 vs state

Algebra I16%-38 vs state

Social Studies15%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1700 E Slaughter Ln	Austin	78744	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4200	689	40	17.0	85.2%	49 (7.1%)	44 (6.4%)	573 (83.2%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	17.4	1687^th of 2009 public high schools	16.0%		21.2	1583^rd of 1974 public high schools	19.8%	104	16.0	50.0	31.4	40.9	52.4	38.7	48.8	41.0	35.9	34.1		15.3	$11,313
Akins Early College High School	Public	9-12	10701 S 1st St	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9900	2,421	154	15.6	63.8%	244 (10.1%)	149 (6.2%)	1,913 (79.0%)	46 (1.9%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	57 (2.4%)	32.7	1424^th of 2009 public high schools	29.1%		29.6	1406^th of 1974 public high schools	28.8%	18	20.6	56.5	44.8	47.4	68.7								$9,898
Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School	Public, Charter	6-12	6405 S Ih 35	Austin	78744	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 220-9120	554	41	13.5	88.3%	29 (5.2%)	23 (4.2%)	491 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	30.5	1474^th of 2009 public high schools	26.6%		23.9	1544^th of 1974 public high schools	21.8%	70	67.5	63.0	23.7	38.2	34.9	38.5	35.0	44.1	26.4		42.2	18.9	$10,764
KIPP Austin Brave	Public, Charter	9-12	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-2225	490	38	12.8	88.6%	10 (2.0%)	13 (2.7%)	462 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26	1560^th of 2009 public high schools	22.3%		26.4	1483^rd of 1974 public high schools	24.9%	77	4.0	77.6	24.4	36.9	56.9								$11,272
Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin	Public, Charter	6-12	2100 E St Elmo Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 693-0000	497	37	13.2	90.1%	19 (3.8%)	21 (4.2%)	446 (89.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.9	1362^nd of 2009 public high schools	32.2%		27.3	1459^th of 1974 public high schools	26.1%	97	45.7	64.4	37.8	40.3	70.2	37.8	27.7	32.5	25.6	4.1	30.0	11.5	$12,896
The Excel Center For Adults - South Austin	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 E Ben White Blvd	Austin	78741	Travis County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 531-5500	114	7	17.2		10 (8.8%)	22 (19.3%)	73 (64.0%)	4 (3.5%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	14	1742^nd of 2009 public high schools	13.3%		7.9	1817^th of 1974 public high schools	8.0%	75	6.3	45.5		40.0									$11,226
Crockett Early College High School	Public	9-12	5601 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2532	1,529	106	14.4	65.5%	292 (19.1%)	83 (5.4%)	1,087 (71.1%)	18 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.1%)	26.7	1543^rd of 2009 public high schools	23.2%		26.1	1496^th of 1974 public high schools	24.2%	47	14.6	56.2	38.7	46.1	60.1								$10,053
Premier High School-Austin South Campus	Public, Charter	8-12	1701 W Ben White Blvd No 100a	Austin	78704	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 444-8442	143	6	23.8	57.3%	41 (28.7%)	7 (4.9%)	89 (62.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	20.1	1646^th of 2009 public high schools	18.1%		35.4	1266^th of 1974 public high schools	35.9%	380	41.2	28.6	31.6	45.8	43.8								$11,136
Travis Early College High School	Public	9-12	1211 E Oltorf St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2527	1,011	78	13.0	84.7%	40 (4.0%)	82 (8.1%)	850 (84.1%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	6.2	1857^th of 2009 public high schools	7.6%		5.7	1848^th of 1974 public high schools	6.4%	9	14.5	35.6	13.0	20.3	38.6								$10,936
Graduation Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1211 E Oltorf St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-6635	69	3	23.0	85.5%	6 (8.7%)	3 (4.3%)	59 (85.5%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$13,205

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What is the racial makeup of Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory?

Students at Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory are 83% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Texas high schools.

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Idea Public Schools

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In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory.

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