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Idea Hardy College Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades 6-10

1783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Idea Hardy College Preparatory is a middle school in Houston, TX (77093) serving 635 students in grades 6-10, where over 93% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Part of the Idea Public Schools district, the school has a 1-star overall rating and ranks in the 24th percentile among Texas middle schools, a decline from its previous 2-star rating. Despite spending a relatively high $15,232 per student, the school struggles with uneven academic performance, though it shows notable strengths in specific areas.

One standout feature is the school's 7th-grade math performance, which is an anomaly compared to nearby schools. While most area schools, like Burbank Middle, see a sharp drop in math proficiency from 6th to 7th grade, Idea Hardy shows a massive increase from 26.19% to 48.46%—a +22.27 percentage point gain. This is the only school in the area with such a trend. Additionally, the school excels in U.S. History End-of-Course exams, with 82.72% proficiency, outperforming both the district (69.13%) and state average (70.17%). Compared to its nearest rival, Henry Middle (0.48 miles away), Idea Hardy ranks higher overall (24th vs. 12th percentile) and dramatically outperforms in 7th-grade math (48.46% vs. 2.74%).

However, the school has significant weaknesses. 8th-grade social studies (12.61%) and 6th-grade math (26.19%) are far below state averages, and Algebra I proficiency is low at 23.9%, suggesting a more honest approach to advanced math placement but also a major gap in preparation. A troubling trend is the decline in support for at-risk and low socio-economic status students, with the school's ranking for economically disadvantaged students dropping from the 89th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 30th percentile in 2025-2026. The dropout rate also rose to 1.6% in 2023-2024, higher than the district average of 1.2%. On a positive note, the school ranks in the 84th percentile for Special Education students, indicating strong targeted interventions for this group.

635

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,540

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1930 Little York Rd
Houston, TX 77093

(832) 360-7453

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.8%

African American:

15.0%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

Texas avg53%

1,783^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 15 pts since 2023

From bottom 39% (2023) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	1783 of 2335	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	1876 of 2344	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1782 of 2372	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1432 of 2330	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	599 of 1295	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	433 of 997	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	688 of 1280	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	631 of 1273	50.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	77.1	243 of 2182	88.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	777 of 1428	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	998 of 1770	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.0	365 of 1720	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	166 of 1643	89.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	1546 of 2240	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	1506 of 1825	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1813 of 2242	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1360 of 2241	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	1091 of 2221	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	1561 of 2141	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1275 of 1731	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1227 of 2119	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	973 of 2116	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	556 of 2077	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1580 of 2253	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	968 of 1820	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1413 of 2235	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	991 of 2251	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	372 of 2220	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	1834 of 2253	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1397 of 1818	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1632 of 2246	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1378 of 2245	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	719 of 2228	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	922 of 1956	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	255 of 1568	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	719 of 1891	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1000 of 1815	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)89th percentile

African American (2026)54th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History83%+13 vs state

Biology60%-11 vs state

English II Reading49%-11 vs state

English I Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics37%+3 vs state

Reading32%-23 vs state

Algebra I24%-30 vs state

Social Studies13%-19 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 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Hardy College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	635	35	18.1	93.2%	12 (1.9%)	95 (15.0%)	526 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28.2	1783^rd of 2335 public middle schools	23.6%		25.6	1876^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.0%	93	23.9	59.9	43.4	48.5	82.7		32.5	31.3	32.7		26.2	48.5		12.6	$11,540
Henry Middle	Public	6-8	10702 E Hardy	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2650	523	41	12.8	97.1%	4 (0.8%)	56 (10.7%)	461 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	2059^th of 2335 public middle schools	11.8%		21.3	1992^nd of 2344 public middle schools	15.0%	67	56.3	84.3					37.7	34.9	44.6		19.3	2.7	30.2	9.1	$21,173
North East Stem Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	10918 Bentley	Houston	77093	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	133	7	19.0	99.2%	5 (3.8%)	11 (8.3%)	117 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	1339^th of 2335 public middle schools	42.7%		37	1489^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.5%	150	60.7						53.1	46.3	46.0		42.9		36.5	24.5	$12,410
KIPP 3d Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	513	19	26.3	95.9%	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.2%)	475 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.3	1037^th of 2335 public middle schools	55.6%		49	1102^nd of 2344 public middle schools	53.0%	65	31.8					46.0	47.7	51.2	62.3	15.9	28.1	35.1		31.5	$7,508
Fonville Middle	Public	6-8	725 E Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2825	583	43	13.5	95.4%	10 (1.7%)	22 (3.8%)	551 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	1419^th of 2335 public middle schools	39.2%		38.1	1452^nd of 2344 public middle schools	38.1%	33	82.1						41.3	54.5	50.5		32.5	14.7	52.9	13.4	$10,195
Burbank Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Berry Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2720	1,412	79	17.7	93.6%	17 (1.2%)	90 (6.4%)	1,302 (92.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.7	1186^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.2%		56.2	887^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.2%	299	77.4						48.4	50.4	57.3		44.1	8.2	43.8	24.6	$8,762
Grantham Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	13300 Chrisman Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6590	1,006	72	13.9	87.5%	19 (1.9%)	41 (4.1%)	937 (93.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	24.9	1899^th of 2335 public middle schools	18.7%		19.4	2037^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.1%	138	100.0						41.0	34.3	43.9		30.2	8.8	34.6	14.5	$8,890
Hambrick Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Aldine Mail Rt	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6570	965	74	12.9	89.2%	16 (1.7%)	70 (7.3%)	874 (90.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23.9	1945^th of 2335 public middle schools	16.7%		26.9	1841^st of 2344 public middle schools	21.5%	104	92.9						24.7	39.7	36.0		18.9	15.8	47.6	13.3	$10,795
Mead Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Lauder Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3700	910	72	12.7	87.9%	13 (1.4%)	32 (3.5%)	862 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	25.4	1877^th of 2335 public middle schools	19.6%		21.3	1993^rd of 2344 public middle schools	15.0%	116	95.8						41.6	42.9	34.9		28.7	20.2	33.7	9.2	$9,681
H S Ahead Academy	Public	6-8	5320 Yale	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2643	151	8	19.0	97.4%	2 (1.3%)	58 (38.4%)	88 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	35.1	1560^th of 2335 public middle schools	33.2%		6.9	2276^th of 2344 public middle schools	2.9%	716	44.9		40.0				80.0	39.1	38.3		20.0		20.0	28.6	$16,174

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Idea Hardy College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Idea Hardy College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Idea Hardy College Preparatory.

What district is Idea Hardy College Preparatory in?

Idea Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Idea Hardy College Preparatory?

Students at Idea Hardy College Preparatory are 83% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White.

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