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Idea McAllen College Preparatory

PublicHighGrades 6–12Charter

201 N Bentsen Rd, McAllen, TX 78501 · (956) 429-4100

McAllen’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
820
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Idea McAllen College Preparatory

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

201 N Bentsen Rd, McAllen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6131
Grade 7132
Grade 8136
Grade 9113
Grade 10126
Grade 11106
Grade 1276
Enrollment over time
822’20
751’21
773’22
807’23
820’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 3%Asian 1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Idea McAllen College Preparatory from McAllen families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; McAllen’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.