Summary:
In zip code 78242 (San Antonio, TX), there is one high school, Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory, which serves grades 6 through 12 with a total enrollment of 671 students and is part of the Idea Public Schools district.
Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory is a school on the rise, having improved its state ranking from the 26th percentile (1 star) in 2024-2025 to the 39th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026—a notable 13-percentile-point jump in one year. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 81.07% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, yet it maintains a low dropout rate of 0.7%, which is nearly half the district average of 1.2%. Academically, the school shows strengths in 7th Grade Mathematics and 8th Grade Social Studies, where it consistently outperforms both the district and state averages. However, there are significant areas of concern, particularly in Algebra I, where the school's proficiency rate of 39.86% is well below the state average of 54.03%, and in U.S. History, where proficiency dropped sharply from 57.35% to 47.06% in one year, placing it 23 percentage points behind the state.
Key metrics include a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 and spending per student of $9,728. The school's overall performance is mixed, meeting or exceeding state averages in 4 out of 10 tested subjects but falling short in the other 6. The most dramatic finding is the sharp decline in U.S. History, which requires immediate investigation, while the school's low dropout rate and upward ranking trend are positive indicators. Year-over-year volatility in subjects like 6th Grade Reading, which jumped from 45.97% to 59.26% proficiency, suggests that performance is sensitive to changes in curriculum or student cohorts. For parents, this school offers a supportive environment with strong retention efforts, but academic support in Algebra I and U.S. History may be needed to ensure student success.
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