Idea Riverview College Preparatory

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Brownsville, Texas

Idea Riverview College Preparatory in Brownsville, Texas enrolled 813 students in 2024-25 with 45.9 full-time teachers, 17.7 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, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

787 students in 2022-23, 800 students in 2023-24, 813 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.9 to 45.9.

Students enrolled at Idea Riverview College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 81302505007501k2022-237872023-248002024-25813
Students enrolled at Idea Riverview College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 81302505007501k2022-237872023-248002024-25813
Students enrolled at Idea Riverview College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 81302505007501k2022-237872023-248002024-25813
Students enrolled at Idea Riverview College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 81302505007501k2022-237872023-248002024-25813
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378752.914.9
2023-2480049.016.3
2024-2581345.917.7

17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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 17.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 17.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 17.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 17.7; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.7state 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).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 804 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Idea Riverview College Preparatory enrolled 804 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 804 of the 804 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent8.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

98.2% of students were Hispanic, 1.7% White, 0.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic98.2%
  2. White1.7%
  3. Asian0.1%

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 Riverview College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% 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, 2021-2260‑64%57%52%
Math, 2022-2357%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 Brownsville

15 public high schools in Brownsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Idea Riverview College Preparatory is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Veterans Memorial Early College High School2,21616.664.0%
Rivera Early College High School2,15015.894.4%
Hanna Early College High School2,03914.991.2%
Lopez Early College High School1,73913.998.7%
Pace Early College High School1,62115.594.0%
Porter Early College High School1,54313.893.1%
Idea Riverview College Preparatory81317.794.0%
Idea Brownsville College Preparatory78317.278.4%

All public schools in Brownsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Idea Riverview College Preparatory

  1. Brownsville Early College High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 311 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Triumph Public High Schools-BrownsvilleThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 122 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Idea Riverview College Preparatory with Brownsville Early College 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 Riverview College Preparatory is the number 670 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#670 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.17.7:1
  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 Riverview College Preparatory

  1. How many students attend Idea Riverview College Preparatory?
    813 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Brownsville, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Idea Riverview College Preparatory?
    17.7 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 Riverview College Preparatory a Title I school?
    Idea Riverview 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 Riverview College Preparatory do on state tests?
    The students tested at Idea Riverview College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% 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 Riverview College Preparatory in?
    Idea Public Schools, NCES district ID 4800211. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480021113239 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.

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