Idea Achieve College Preparatory

Public high school, grades 6 to 11 · Haltom City, Texas

Idea Achieve College Preparatory in Haltom City, Texas enrolled 466 students in 2024-25 with 36.6 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 76%

399 students in 2022-23, 465 students in 2023-24, 466 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.8 to 36.6.

Students enrolled at Idea Achieve College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-233992023-244652024-25466
Students enrolled at Idea Achieve College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-233992023-244652024-25466
Students enrolled at Idea Achieve College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-233992023-244652024-25466
Students enrolled at Idea Achieve College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 46602004006002022-233992023-244652024-25466
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339920.819.2
2023-2446531.015.0
2024-2546636.612.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Idea Achieve College Preparatory enrolled 293 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 57 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 293 of the 293 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions57
  • Chronically absent36.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.8% of students were Hispanic, 21.7% Black, 5.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic70.8%
  2. Black21.7%
  3. White5.8%
  4. Asian1.3%
  5. Two or more races0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Idea Achieve College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257‑61%57%52%
Math, 2022-2346%44% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Haltom City

4 public high schools in Haltom City report 2024-25 enrollment; Idea Achieve College Preparatory is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Haltom High School2,75717.156.7%
Idea Achieve College Preparatory46612.785.6%
Shannon High School1406.760.7%
Tarrant Co J J a E P1not reportednot reported

All public schools in Haltom City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Idea Achieve College Preparatory

  1. Shannon High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 140 students, 6.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Winfree Academy North Richland HillsThe next nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 208 students, 28.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Idea Achieve College Preparatory with Shannon High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Idea Public Schools spends per student$11,857 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,857
  5. The largest public schools in TexasIdea Achieve College Preparatory is the number 940 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#940 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Idea Achieve College Preparatory

  1. How many students attend Idea Achieve College Preparatory?
    466 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 399 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Haltom City, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Idea Achieve College Preparatory?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Idea Achieve College Preparatory a Title I school?
    Idea Achieve College Preparatory ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Idea Achieve College Preparatory do on state tests?
    The students tested at Idea Achieve College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Idea Achieve College Preparatory in?
    Idea Public Schools, NCES district ID 4800211. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480021113994 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22