IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMY vs IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY

How do these schools compare?

Metric IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMY IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY
Location HALTOM CITY, TX MCALLEN, TX
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary other
Enrollment 585 820
Student:Teacher Ratio 21.5:1 16.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 78.4% 76.5%
Charter School Yes Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMY IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,965 $11,965
District IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMY IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY
White 10.1% 3.2%
African American 22.7% 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino 62.9% 95.2%
Asian 2.1% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.9% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric IDEA ACHIEVE ACADEMY IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY
AP Courses Offered 7
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 585:1
Chronic Absenteeism 50.6% 24.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 5 2
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.