Idea Public SchoolsCharter

Weslaco, TX

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Total students

76,819

Avg. teacher experience

5.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.3 %

Statewide: 90.3%

Idea Public Schools is a charter school district in Weslaco, TX. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 76,819 students. 59.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 43% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 96.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Idea Public Schools was 973 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.3.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,644, which is $1,830 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ideapublicschools.org

Superintendent

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Idea Public Schools are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

76,819

African American

5,574 (7.3%)

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

98 (0.1%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

820 (1.1%)

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

65,763 (85.6%)

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

116 (0.2%)

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4,027 (5.2%)

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

421 (0.5%)

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

7.3%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

85.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

5.2%

Two or more races

0.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

59.2 %

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

84 %

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

44.8 %

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

59.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

44.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

43 %

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.2 %

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

43.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

10.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.3 %

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

94.4 %

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

96.6 %

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

89.1 %

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

94.4%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

96.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

89.1%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1 %

Statewide: 2%

African American

2.7 %

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

2.2 %

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.9 %

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.9 %

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

1.9 %

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

19.2 %

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

22.6 %

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

24.4 %

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

8.7 %

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

19 %

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

19.5 %

Statewide: 23.7%

White

19.8 %

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

19 %

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

90.6 %

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

82.8 %

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

100 %

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

96.2 %

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

91.1 %

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

82.9 %

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

88.9 %

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

41.5 %

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

20.8 %

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

20 %

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

72 %

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

41.9 %

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

38.9 %

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

62.5 %

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

973

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.3

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

89.6 %

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

94.4 %

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

88.7 %

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

89.6%

Math

94.4%

Reading + Math

88.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

3,965.5

African American

462.1 (11.7%)

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

11.8 (0.3%)

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

52.1 (1.3%)

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2,983.6 (75.2%)

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

6.6 (0.2%)

Statewide: 0.1%

White

414.2 (10.4%)

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

35.2 (0.9%)

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

3,152.8 (79.5%)

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

791.9 (20%)

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

20.8 (0.5%)

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

19.4

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

5.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,644

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$58,599

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,878

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$61,891

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$65,706

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$71,940

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$80,264

Statewide: $74,014

All campuses

Elementary/secondary schools

Elementary schools

Middle school or junior high schools

High schools

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