Texas public high school · Idea Public Schools

Idea College Prep

401 S 1St St, Donna, TX 78537. 80% of its 60 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

Idea Public SchoolsHidalgo CountyTop 10% in Texas for college enrollment
80%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)31.7 pts above Texas (48.3%)
60Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Of the 36 graduates at Texas public universities, 36.1% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The path from Idea College Prep

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 60%Texas public 2-year college 20%Not found in Texas colleges 13.3%ID not trackable 6.7%

    Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.

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    How they did in their first year of college

    First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.

    College typeUnder 2.02.0–2.492.5–2.993.0–3.493.5+Share 3.0+
    Texas public university71155836.1%
    Texas public 2-year college812108.3%
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    What those choices lead to

    Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.

    College type in TexasCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3847%$13,638$57,404$18,750
    Public 2-year and community colleges5831%$5,533$43,299$9,500
    Private nonprofit colleges3950%$22,962$58,159$22,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Idea College Prep

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco3.7 mi89%$19,479$34,579
    Rio Grande Valley College8.7 mi74%$21,178$53,135
    Southern Careers Institute-Pharr9.0 mi67%$27,184$31,200
    Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen10.8 mi83%$20,171$34,579
    The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus11.7 mi76%$27,685$37,336
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley11.8 mi55%$4,858$52,947

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Donna High School (1.8 mi, 41% to college) · Vanguard Mozart (2.2 mi, 57.9% to college) · Idea College Preparatory Alamo (3.2 mi, 75.6% to college) · Psja Memorial Early College High School (3.6 mi, 44.9% to college) · Weslaco High School (4.0 mi, 63.2% to college)

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureIdea College PrepIdea Public SchoolsTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year80%79.6%48.3%

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Quick answers

What percent of Idea College Prep graduates go to college?
80% of the Class of 2024 at Idea College Prep enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.