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Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory

Q: Is Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory a good school?

Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory ranks 932 nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-9

932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Houston, Texas, with 389 students. The school is part of the Idea Public Schools district, which is ranked 465 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 932 and 941 out of 2,330-2,344 Texas middle schools over the past few years, with a consistent 3-star rating.

The school's student performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, the school's projected 6th grade math proficiency rate for 2024-2025 is 35.54%, compared to 37.68% for the state and 34.08% for the Idea Public Schools district. However, the school performs better in reading, with an 8th grade reading proficiency rate projected to be 68.14% in 2024-2025, higher than the state (56.39%) and district (60%) averages. Compared to nearby public schools, Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory generally performs better than the Sheldon ISD and Channelview ISD schools, but worse than the Galena Park ISD schools, such as Woodland Acres Middle.

Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory has a high percentage of students (84.83% in 2023-2024) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 24.8 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby public schools. While the school maintains low dropout rates, addressing the academic gaps, particularly in mathematics, and exploring strategies to improve the performance of underperforming student subgroups could be areas of focus for the school.

499

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,272

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy
Houston, TX 77049

(832) 844-4700

District: Idea Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

African American:

10.6%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2023 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

932^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Middle Schools in the Idea Public Schools

465^th of 961Idea 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
2025	54.5	932 of 2344	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	1036 of 2372	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	941 of 2330	59.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	295 of 997	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	251 of 1280	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	327 of 1273	74.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	269 of 1428	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	541 of 1770	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	296 of 1720	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	593 of 1825	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	877 of 2242	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	675 of 2241	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	414 of 1731	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	703 of 2119	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	502 of 2116	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	315 of 1820	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	783 of 2235	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	544 of 2251	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	760 of 1818	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	1036 of 2246	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1181 of 2245	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	150 of 1568	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	55.4	655 of 1891	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	560 of 1815	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

English I Reading53%~ state avg

Biology53%-9 vs state

Algebra I37%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Social Studies34%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 844-4700	499	26	18.9	87.8%	7 (1.4%)	53 (10.6%)	434 (87.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54.5	932^nd of 2344 public middle schools	60.2%		50.8	1036^th of 2372 public middle schools	56.3%	104		36.8	52.6	53.0		42.2	51.2	68.1		35.5	38.0				33.6	$10,272
Cunningham Middle	Public	7-8	14110 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4470	802	62	12.8	88.7%	21 (2.6%)	276 (34.4%)	492 (61.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	45.2	1217^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.1%		41.4	1354^th of 2372 public middle schools	42.9%	137		100.0					41.7	52.2			24.3	50.2		48.8	16.7	$10,579
Cobb 6th Grade Campus	Public	6	6722 Uvalde	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-2100	991	71	13.8	91.0%	18 (1.8%)	165 (16.6%)	794 (80.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)								(n/a)						51.9				47.7						$10,707
North Shore Middle	Public	7-8	120 Castlegory	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-2600	1,299	80	16.2	87.5%	34 (2.6%)	163 (12.5%)	1,079 (83.1%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	58.8	827^th of 2344 public middle schools	64.7%		57	856^th of 2372 public middle schools	63.9%	29		100.0					49.5	63.0			32.3	57.1		55.6	20.9	$9,682
C E King Middle	Public	6-8	8530 C E King Pkwy	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 727-4300	1,359	83	16.3	86.3%	39 (2.9%)	359 (26.4%)	922 (67.8%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	32.5	1647^th of 2344 public middle schools	29.7%		25.3	1880^th of 2372 public middle schools	20.7%	233		77.7				42.4	44.3	53.0		21.2	10.5	23.8		38.7	24.0	$10,366
Aguirre J H	Public	6-8	15726 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 860-3300	933	59	15.8	81.5%	53 (5.7%)	103 (11.0%)	750 (80.4%)	11 (1.2%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	38.3	1447^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.3%		36.4	1525^th of 2372 public middle schools	35.7%	78		100.0				39.4	45.5	54.2		23.1	31.3	32.7		44.9	17.8	$9,562
Woodland Acres Middle	Public	6-8	12947 Myrtle Ln	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4700	570	41	13.9	87.7%	10 (1.8%)	19 (3.3%)	537 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.4	1003^rd of 2344 public middle schools	57.2%		56.8	863^rd of 2372 public middle schools	63.6%	140		100.0				55.9	48.9	52.3		48.9	19.3	60.2		42.7	21.6	$11,146
KIPP Voyage Academy For Girls	Public, Charter	5-8	9616 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	368	21	17.8	93.2%	3 (0.8%)	120 (32.6%)	238 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	34.8	1565^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.2%		23.4	1937^th of 2372 public middle schools	18.3%	372		38.5			48.6	53.8	39.2	57.1	21.4	32.3	15.9		24.3	33.7	8.6	$8,891
KIPP Polaris Academy For Boys	Public, Charter	5-8	9636 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	341	20	16.6	97.4%	3 (0.9%)	115 (33.7%)	220 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	22.4	1958^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.5%		33.1	1639^th of 2372 public middle schools	30.9%	319	0.0	18.9			41.3	40.3	34.1	28.8	37.8	10.4	26.1		38.8	30.7	13.5	$10,191
Michael R Null Middle	Public	6-8	12117 Garrett Rd	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 436-2800	1,050	72	14.5	82.5%	43 (4.1%)	306 (29.1%)	673 (64.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.1%)	31.8	1672^nd of 2344 public middle schools	28.7%		19.6	2048^th of 2372 public middle schools	13.7%	376		87.9				40.8	45.9	48.5		16.7	14.2	40.5		36.2	15.3	$11,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory

What is the racial makeup of Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory?

Students at Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory are 87% Hispanic, 11% African American, 1% White.

What district is Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory in?

Idea Public Schools

Is Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory a good school?

Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory ranks 932^nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory.

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