Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory
Public middle school, grades 6 to 9 · Houston, Texas
Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory in Houston, Texas enrolled 499 students in 2024-25 with 26.4 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 91% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 120%
261 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 499 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 26.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 261 | 12.0 | 21.8 |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 15.7 | 24.9 |
| 2024-25 | 499 | 26.4 | 18.9 |
18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory enrolled 123 students and reported no counselor; it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent10.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.0% of students were Hispanic, 10.6% Black, 1.4% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.0%
- Black10.6%
- White1.4%
- Two or more races0.6%
- Asian0.4%
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 Lake Houston College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 57% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 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.
Middle schools in Houston
141 public middle schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanier Middle | 1,485 | 20.1 | 25.6% |
| Aragon Middle | 1,424 | 17.2 | 45.5% |
| Burbank Middle | 1,412 | 17.8 | 93.6% |
| Cook Middle | 1,375 | 16.8 | 58.8% |
| Black Middle | 1,364 | 19.8 | 56.2% |
| C E King Middle | 1,359 | 16.4 | 77.4% |
| Truitt Middle | 1,353 | 15.5 | 79.3% |
| Bleyl Middle | 1,322 | 15.4 | 66.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory
- Cunningham MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 802 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Cobb 6th Grade CampusThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 991 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory with Cunningham MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in TexasIdea Lake Houston College Preparatory is the number 1,072 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,072 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.18.9:1
- 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 Lake Houston College Preparatory
How many students attend Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory?
499 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 261 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory?
18.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory a Title I school?
Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory do on state tests?
The students tested at Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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.What district is Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory in?
Idea Public Schools, NCES district ID 4800211. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480021114269 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.