IDEA ACHIEVE COLLEGE PREPARATORY

1900 THOMAS RD
HALTOM CITY, TX 76117

ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-achieve/

Charter School 466 Students

Secondary School 6th - 11th

School Overview

IDEA ACHIEVE COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a public charter middle school and part of the IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS school district, located in HALTOM CITY, TX with 399 students offering grade levels from 06 to 09.

With 20 teachers, IDEA ACHIEVE COLLEGE PREPARATORY has a student/teacher ratio of about 19.2:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

466

Total Students

36.6

Full-Time Teachers

12.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

86.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for IDEA ACHIEVE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
Demographic	Student Count
White	27
Hispanic	330
Black	101
Asian	6
Two or More	2

Hispanic
330 (70.8%)
Black
101 (21.7%)
White
27 (5.8%)
Asian
6 (1.3%)
Two or More
2 (0.4%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Secondary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Phone:	(956)885-4700
Website:	http://ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-achieve/
Grade Range:	6th - 11th
Total Students:	466
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	36.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	399
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	6

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 87

Grade 7 109

Grade 8 75

Grade 9 73

Grade 10 69

Grade 11 53