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Idea Weslaco Pike 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1000 E Pike Blvd
Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone
(956) 351-4850
District
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
749
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.5% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

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

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
43%
62%
50%
39%
37%
51%
43%
62%
50%
39%
37%
    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
50%
42%
59%
52%
40%
32%
50%
42%
59%
52%
40%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
55%
46%
76%
54%
33%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
19
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 124 16.6%
Grade 7 126 16.8%
Grade 8 120 16.0%
Grade 9 99 13.2%
Grade 10 99 13.2%
Grade 11 91 12.1%
Grade 12 90 12.0%
Total 749 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.6% 5.1% 26.7%
Black 0.3% 7.3% 13.3%
Hispanic 97.9% 86.4% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.0% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.2% 87.0% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 80.9% 76.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 10.1% 4.8%
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 $4,301 $319,196,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $541 $40,157,000 6.2%
Staff $409 $30,325,000 4.6%
General Administration $82 $6,089,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,010 $74,934,000 11.5%
Operation $600 $44,520,000 6.8%
Transportation $284 $21,104,000 3.2%
Other $816 $60,541,000 9.3%
Total Support $3,741 $277,670,000 42.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $751 $55,716,000 8.5%
Total Expenditures $8,793 $652,582,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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