Summary:
Zip code 78640 in Kyle, Texas, is home to two high schools serving grades 9-12: Lehman High School and Idea Kyle College Preparatory, representing a traditional public school and a charter school respectively.
Idea Kyle College Preparatory stands out as the academic leader, particularly in English and History. In the 2025-2026 school year, it achieved 81.63% proficiency in English I and 81.43% in English II, far exceeding both the state average and Lehman High School's scores of around 55-57%. Its U.S. History proficiency (82.26%) also tops the state average. This is notable because Idea Kyle College Preparatory serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (63.73%) than Lehman High School (56.16%), suggesting its instructional model is effectively overcoming socioeconomic barriers in these subjects. However, both schools share a significant weakness in Algebra I, with proficiency rates around 37%, well below the state average of 54.03%.
Lehman High School, part of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, is the larger institution with 2,128 students and a slightly better overall state rank (51st percentile) compared to Idea Kyle College Preparatory (59th percentile). Yet, its graduation rate of 89.0% and dropout rate of 1.9% trail its own district averages (91.9% and 1.0%), while Idea Kyle College Preparatory boasts an extremely low dropout rate of 0.4%. Lehman High School is showing a positive trend, improving from the 45th percentile to the 51st percentile over two years, while Idea Kyle College Preparatory, part of the Idea Public Schools district, has already established high academic standards in its first year of ranking data.
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