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Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory

Q: Is Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory a good school?

Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory ranks 1084 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-9

1084^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory in El Paso, TX, serves 352 students in grades 6-9 and is part of the Idea Public Schools district, with 71% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its unique grade configuration, which includes 9th grade, allowing it to offer high school-level courses like Algebra I and English I & II. Its strongest area is English Language Arts, where students significantly outperform both the district and state averages—for example, 61% passed English I Reading compared to 55.4% statewide. However, the school has experienced a sharp overall decline in state ranking, dropping from the 86th percentile (4 stars) in 2022-2023 to the 54th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026, a trend that sets it apart from more stable nearby schools like Hornedo Middle (84th percentile) and Eastwood Middle (78th percentile).

The most concerning trend is a dramatic decline in math proficiency across all grade levels. For instance, 6th grade math dropped from 62% proficient in 2022-2023 to 42% in 2025-2026, and Algebra I pass rates fell from 42.2% to 31.4%—far below the state average of 54%. This weakness in STEM subjects creates a stark contrast with the school’s strong reading performance, suggesting an uneven academic focus. In comparison, Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle (66th percentile) boasts a 92.4% Algebra I pass rate, while Richardson Middle (55th percentile) is a direct competitor. The school also struggles with its English Language Learner population, which dropped from the 95th percentile to the 39th percentile in effectiveness, while African American students have shown strong improvement, jumping to the 84th percentile.

On a positive note, the school provides exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a stark contrast to many schools where this subgroup struggles. It also outperforms struggling nearby schools like Magoffin Middle (11th percentile) and Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle (15th percentile). Overall, Idea Mesquite Hills is a mid-tier performer with a clear identity crisis: it excels in advanced English but is failing to build math and science foundations. To reverse its downward trend and live up to its "College Preparatory" name, the school must urgently address its STEM curriculum and support for English Language Learners.

352

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,886

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11881 Dyer St
El Paso, TX 79934

(915) 888-4700

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

White:

8.5%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (46% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2023

!Algebra I scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg47%

Texas avg52%

1,084^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 32 pts since 2023

From top 14% (2023) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	48.5	1084 of 2335	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	1109 of 2344	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	798 of 2372	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	329 of 2330	85.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	210 of 1295	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	50.4	432 of 997	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	459 of 1280	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	97.0	23 of 1273	98.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	872 of 1428	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	349 of 1770	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	94 of 1720	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	1257 of 2240	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	1111 of 1825	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.4	620 of 2242	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	250 of 2241	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	851 of 2141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	666 of 1731	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	467 of 2119	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	196 of 2116	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	946 of 2253	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	655 of 1820	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	506 of 2235	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	119 of 2251	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	881 of 2253	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	618 of 1818	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	776 of 2246	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	414 of 2245	81.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	368 of 1956	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	221 of 1568	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	518 of 1891	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	61 of 1815	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	550 of 1731	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	435 of 1439	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	505 of 1733	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	214 of 1749	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)84th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+28 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English II Reading68%+8 vs state

English I Reading61%+6 vs state

Biology56%-14 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Algebra I31%-23 vs state

Social Studies19%-12 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 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 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 Mesquite Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	11881 Dyer St	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 888-4700	352	24	14.8	71.0%	30 (8.5%)	23 (6.5%)	284 (80.7%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	48.5	1084^th of 2335 public middle schools	53.6%		48.9	1109^th of 2344 public middle schools	52.7%	25	31.4	56.1	61.0	67.7	52.2	48.2	59.1	42.0	30.9		19.3	$10,886
Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	11350 Loma Franklin Dr	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6650	758	45	16.7	60.4%	80 (10.6%)	50 (6.6%)	575 (75.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.4%)	49	1062^nd of 2335 public middle schools	54.5%		44.5	1239^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.1%	177	52.6				54.3	56.5	57.5	25.5	0.0	38.8	34.4	$9,365
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle	Public	6-8	6045 Nova Way	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6300	1,146	68	16.7	80.5%	47 (4.1%)	45 (3.9%)	1,034 (90.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.4%)	58.6	802^nd of 2335 public middle schools	65.7%		51.8	1024^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.3%	222	92.4				53.0	55.8	64.8	36.7	25.5	57.4	32.9	$10,207
Charles Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Trojan Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6550	372	30	12.3	82.0%	21 (5.6%)	24 (6.5%)	309 (83.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	47.9	1105^th of 2335 public middle schools	52.7%		53.1	983^rd of 2344 public middle schools	58.1%	122	55.6				52.3	54.2	55.2	29.4	0.0	45.3	30.2	$11,886
Magoffin Middle	Public	6-8	4931 Hercules Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2160	541	39	13.7	92.8%	11 (2.0%)	13 (2.4%)	511 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18.5	2082^nd of 2335 public middle schools	10.8%		26.7	1845^th of 2344 public middle schools	21.3%	237	51.0				41.8	35.9	40.0	24.1	0.0	19.0	7.7	$11,003
Canyon Hills Middle	Public	6-8	8930 Eclipse St	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5975	408	30	13.5	81.9%	30 (7.4%)	31 (7.6%)	326 (79.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	39.8	1410^th of 2335 public middle schools	39.6%		41.3	1357^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.1%	53	43.1				43.7	53.4	57.4	26.8	0.0	41.0	20.9	$12,052
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Hayes	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-6350	709	51	13.8	87.4%	48 (6.8%)	34 (4.8%)	591 (83.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	20 (2.8%)	22.1	1995^th of 2335 public middle schools	14.6%		25.6	1878^th of 2344 public middle schools	19.9%	117	36.7				36.8	34.0	42.0	17.2	0.0	32.0	20.7	$9,737
Hornedo Middle	Public	6-8	6101 High Ridge	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 231-2200	1,442	81	17.8	39.3%	199 (13.8%)	31 (2.1%)	1,111 (77.0%)	64 (4.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	27 (1.9%)	77.1	374^th of 2335 public middle schools	84.0%		81.1	309^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.8%	65	76.5				71.3	68.6	77.6	41.0		53.1	52.1	$8,171
Hanks Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Pebble Hills Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5300	1,000	70	14.2	90.0%	34 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	952 (95.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65.6	601^st of 2335 public middle schools	74.3%		65	660^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.8%	59	92.2				61.0	64.1	56.7	46.8	24.4	69.3	32.6	$10,121
Eastwood Middle	Public	6-8	2612 Chaswood St	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4300	1,280	81	15.7	65.2%	37 (2.9%)	13 (1.0%)	1,218 (95.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	69.4	524^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.6%		61.6	758^th of 2344 public middle schools	67.7%	234	89.7				63.1	64.9	70.1	38.7	16.6	64.9	41.7	$9,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory

Is Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory a good school?

Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory ranks 1084^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory?

Students at Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory in?

Idea Public Schools

How many students attend Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory.

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