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Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory

Q: Is Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory a good school?

Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory ranks 1223 rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 39% of Texas high schools

Summary

Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory is a public charter school in San Antonio, TX, serving 671 students in grades 6-12 as part of the Idea Public Schools district, with the vast majority of its students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

This school shows notable strengths in early middle school literacy, with 6th grade reading proficiency (59.26%) outperforming both the district and state averages. It also demonstrates exceptional results for its African American students, ranking in the 69th percentile statewide—its highest-performing subgroup. Additionally, the school maintains a very low dropout rate of just 0.7%, far better than nearby high-poverty schools like South San Antonio High School (2.7%) and John F. Kennedy High School (2.6%). The school is also on an upward trajectory, jumping from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and improving its state ranking by 13 percentile points—the largest positive swing among nearby schools.

However, there are areas of concern. Despite its "College Preparatory" name, the school struggles with Algebra I (39.86% proficient, 14 points below the state average) and U.S. History (47.06% proficient, 23 points below the state average). For comparison, the nearby Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School (a 4-star school with far fewer students in poverty) outperforms Brackenridge by 20-30 percentage points in most subjects. Still, Brackenridge is achieving these results with a fraction of the resources and a much higher poverty burden, and it is closing the gap in Biology, now just 1.3 points behind the state average. The school is also improving faster than its sister school, Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory, which dropped in ranking over the same period.

671

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,327

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5555 Old Pearsall Rd
San Antonio, TX 78242

(210) 239-4300

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

5.5%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2024 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!U.S. History scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Texas avg53%

Middle school

830^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 21 pts since 2019

From top 15% (2019) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,223^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 9 pts since 2024

From bottom 30% (2024) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	57.4	830 of 2335	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	1112 of 2344	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	1072 of 2372	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	1296 of 2330	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	1003 of 2254	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	1219 of 2252	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.5	320 of 2193	85.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	429 of 1295	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.8	1049 of 1213	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	93.5	50 of 1193	95.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	361 of 2182	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	577 of 2118	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	96.0	34 of 2058	98.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	331 of 1428	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	375 of 1770	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	430 of 1720	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	170 of 1643	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	188 of 1592	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	35 of 1445	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	987 of 2240	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	905 of 1825	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	1278 of 2242	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1316 of 2241	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	666 of 2221	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.5	1135 of 2151	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.7	271 of 2047	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	474 of 2141	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	533 of 1731	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	850 of 2119	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	901 of 2116	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	594 of 2077	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	849 of 2043	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.5	156 of 1935	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	577 of 2253	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	571 of 1820	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	922 of 2235	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	879 of 2251	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	586 of 2220	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	745 of 2172	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.1	89 of 2073	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	654 of 2253	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	756 of 1818	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	1118 of 2246	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1198 of 2245	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1325 of 2228	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1205 of 2168	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	354 of 2069	82.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	454 of 1956	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	38.8	995 of 1568	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1666 of 1891	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1507 of 1815	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	899 of 1757	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	793 of 1712	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	267 of 1626	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	1140 of 1731	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1260 of 1439	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1384 of 1733	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1390 of 1749	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	861 of 1700	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	428 of 1684	74.6%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	1223 of 2009	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1468 of 1974	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1400 of 1990	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	342 of 1086	68.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	616 of 1153	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	554 of 1437	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	1366 of 1936	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1198 of 1504	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1188 of 1880	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	1005 of 1860	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	1044 of 1453	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1109 of 1805	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	1099 of 1937	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	951 of 1513	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1102 of 1884	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	1029 of 1954	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1034 of 1515	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1385 of 1891	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	838 of 1581	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.6	1161 of 1299	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1306 of 1548	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1404 of 1584	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	887 of 1294	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	427 of 1556	72.6%	★★★★☆

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+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-30 vs school

High school

African American (2026)69th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology69%~ state avg

Reading57%~ state avg

English II Reading56%-3 vs state

English I Reading55%~ state avg

U.S. History47%-23 vs state

Algebra I40%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Social Studies35%+3 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 Brackenridge College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5555 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4300	671	37	18.2	81.1%	37 (5.5%)	16 (2.4%)	606 (90.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	40.4	1223^rd of 2009 public high schools	39.1%		27	1468^th of 1974 public high schools	25.6%	245	39.9	69.2	54.6	56.4	47.1	59.3	53.2	58.3	33.6	37.9		35.0	$10,327
Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-5100	395	41	9.6	11.4%	150 (38.0%)	51 (12.9%)	125 (31.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.4%)	74.3	340^th of 2009 public high schools	83.1%		79.8	227^th of 1974 public high schools	88.5%	113	60.8	81.3	66.7	89.8	94.7	54.4	76.8	71.7	39.7	31.7	59.4	41.5	$15,812
South San Antonio High School	Public	9-12	7535 Barlite Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7400	2,190	131	16.7	89.6%	54 (2.5%)	25 (1.1%)	2,103 (96.0%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	29.8	1483^rd of 2009 public high schools	26.2%		20.8	1603^rd of 1974 public high schools	18.8%	120	8.4	56.0	41.3	47.3	56.5								$9,952
Alternative School	Public	6-12	8634 Larkia Ln	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 977-7474	62	4	17.0	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.3	2001^st of 2009 public high schools	0.4%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		12.5	9.1	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	$7,127
Southwest Legacy High School	Public	9-12	4495 Verano Pkwy Bldg 100	Von Ormy	78073	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6539	2,250	127	17.7	89.9%	41 (1.8%)	92 (4.1%)	2,089 (92.8%)	12 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.6%)	22.4	1619^th of 2009 public high schools	19.4%		24.1	1540^th of 1974 public high schools	22.0%	79	18.1	51.2	32.7	38.3	60.6								$9,930
Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2523 W Ansley Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 430-7595	611	35	17.3	74.0%	28 (4.6%)	10 (1.6%)	570 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.4	1116^th of 2009 public high schools	44.4%		46.9	994^th of 1974 public high schools	49.6%	122	34.7	72.4	57.3	40.9	80.0	53.2	60.0	66.4	38.1	32.3		20.5	$11,616
Frank L Madla Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 W Villaret Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 486-3686	150	4	38.1	50.0%	8 (5.3%)	2 (1.3%)	140 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.4	292^nd of 2009 public high schools	85.5%		61.1	644^th of 1974 public high schools	67.4%	352	65.8	82.9	79.1	83.3	91.7								$8,659
Learn4life	Public, Charter	9-12	1922 S General McMullen	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 898-4078	224	4	52.9	96.4%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	222 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	1853^rd of 2009 public high schools	7.8%		2.8	1922^nd of 1974 public high schools	2.6%	69	37.5	23.1	19.1	23.1	24.0								$8,043
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	1922 S General McMullen Dr	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4100	998	63	15.7	92.5%	9 (0.9%)	19 (1.9%)	966 (96.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9.7	1799^th of 2009 public high schools	10.5%		11.6	1756^th of 1974 public high schools	11.0%	43	10.9	38.8	19.8	29.8	44.4								$9,597
Texans Can Academy - San Antonio	Public, Charter	9-12	1807 Centennial Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 928-3366	72	4	18.1	87.5%	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	69 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$16,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory

How many students attend Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory.

What district is Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory in?

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What is the racial makeup of Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory?

Students at Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory a good school?

Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory ranks 1223^rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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