Idea College Prep WeslacoCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

Total students

756

Avg. teacher experience

6.5 years

Idea Public Schools: 5.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.9 %

Idea Public Schools: 96.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Idea College Prep Weslaco is an charter elementary/secondary school in Weslaco, TX, in the Idea Public Schools school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 756 students. 51.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32.8% 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, 98.9% 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 ACT score was 20.0.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,555, which is $3,919 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-weslaco/

Address

2931 E Sugar Cane Dr
Weslaco, TX 78599

Office phone number

(956) 351-4100

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Idea College Prep Weslaco 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 education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

756

African American

1 (0.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 7.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 1.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

729 (96.4%)

Idea Public Schools: 85.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

23 (3%)

Idea Public Schools: 5.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

1 (0.1%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.1%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

96.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.0%

Two or more races

0.1%

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

51.3 %

Idea Public Schools: 59.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

84.3 %

Idea Public Schools: 84%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

34 %

Idea Public Schools: 44.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

51.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

34.0%

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

32.8 %

Idea Public Schools: 43%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Idea Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

7.1 %

Idea Public Schools: 10.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

32.8%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

7.1%

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

Idea Public Schools: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 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

98.9 %

Idea Public Schools: 96.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 94.4%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Idea Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

98.8 %

Idea Public Schools: 96.6%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Idea Public Schools: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 89.1%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Idea Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

98.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

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 %

Idea Public Schools: 1%

Statewide: 2%

African American

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 2.7%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 2.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1 %

Idea Public Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Idea Public Schools: 0.9%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 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

20.7 %

Idea Public Schools: 19.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 22.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 24.4%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 8.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

20.8 %

Idea Public Schools: 19%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 19.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

13.6 %

Idea Public Schools: 19.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 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

99.4 %

Idea Public Schools: 90.6%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 82.8%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 100%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 96.2%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

99.4 %

Idea Public Schools: 91.1%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Idea Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

100 %

Idea Public Schools: 82.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 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

38.3 %

Idea Public Schools: 41.5%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 20.8%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Idea Public Schools: 20%

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 72%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

37.2 %

Idea Public Schools: 41.9%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Idea Public Schools: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

60 %

Idea Public Schools: 38.9%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 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

N/A

Idea Public Schools: 973

Statewide: 978

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

20.0

Idea Public Schools: 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

100 %

Idea Public Schools: 89.6%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

100 %

Idea Public Schools: 94.4%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

100 %

Idea Public Schools: 88.7%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

100.0%

Math

100.0%

Reading + Math

100.0%

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

44.1

African American

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 11.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

38.5 (87.3%)

Idea Public Schools: 75.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.6 (10.4%)

Idea Public Schools: 10.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.3%)

Idea Public Schools: 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%)

Idea Public Schools: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

36.5 (82.8%)

Idea Public Schools: 79.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7.6 (17.2%)

Idea Public Schools: 20%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Idea Public Schools: 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

17.2

Idea Public Schools: 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

6.5 years

Idea Public Schools: 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

$58,555

Idea Public Schools: $60,644

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$51,727

Idea Public Schools: $58,599

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$56,271

Idea Public Schools: $58,878

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,464

Idea Public Schools: $61,891

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,172

Idea Public Schools: $65,706

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$73,801

Idea Public Schools: $71,940

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Idea Public Schools: $80,264

Statewide: $74,014

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