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Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory

PublicSecondaryGrades 6–11Charter

5400 S Ware Rd, McAllen, TX 78503 · (956) 429-4150

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

Directions
Students
753
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
6–11
The gist

What stands out about Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 200% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5400 S Ware Rd, McAllen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6130
Grade 7130
Grade 8129
Grade 9120
Grade 10126
Grade 11118
Enrollment over time
251’20
367’21
507’22
640’23
753’24

Up 200% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%White 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Idea Los Encinos 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.