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Idea Frontier College Preparatory School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2800 S Dakota Ave
Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone
(956) 541-2002
District
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
CAMERON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
763
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 80.0% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Idea Frontier College Preparatory School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
39%
42%
41%
44%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
41%
63%
54%
43%
27%
53%
41%
63%
54%
43%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
43%
80%
48%
77%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
18
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 125 16.4%
Grade 7 129 16.9%
Grade 8 124 16.3%
Grade 9 115 15.1%
Grade 10 94 12.3%
Grade 11 93 12.2%
Grade 12 83 10.9%
Total 763 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.3% 5.7% 27.3%
Black 0.0% 7.1% 13.2%
Hispanic 99.5% 86.0% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.0% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 91.0% 83.3% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 91.0% 82.9% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.4% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 23.5%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.9%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,164 $255,514,720 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $484 $23,948,320 4.5%
Staff $591 $29,242,680 5.5%
General Administration $119 $5,888,120 1.1%
School Administration $1,280 $63,334,400 11.9%
Operation $772 $38,198,560 7.2%
Transportation $379 $18,752,920 3.5%
Other $951 $47,055,480 8.9%
Total Support $4,575 $226,371,000 42.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $982 $48,589,360 9.2%
Total Expenditures $10,722 $530,524,560 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%