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Idea College Prep Weslaco

2931 E Sugar Cane Dr, Weslaco, TX 78599. 88.2% of its 85 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

Idea Public SchoolsHidalgo CountyTop 10% in Texas for college enrollment
88.2%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)39.9 pts above Texas (48.3%)
85Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Of the 46 graduates at Texas public universities, 39.1% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The path from Idea College Prep Weslaco

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 54.1%Texas public 2-year college 34.1%Not found in Texas colleges 10.6%ID not trackable 1.2%

    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 university166610839.1%
    Texas public 2-year college10716435.7%
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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 Weslaco

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco2.8 mi89%$19,479$34,579
    Rio Grande Valley College13.9 mi74%$21,178$53,135
    Southern Careers Institute-Pharr14.9 mi67%$27,184$31,200
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley15.5 mi55%$4,858$52,947
    Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen17.1 mi83%$20,171$34,579
    The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus17.3 mi76%$27,685$37,336

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Premier High School of Weslaco (0.9 mi, 18.5% to college) · Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory (1.6 mi, 85.7% to college) · Weslaco East High School (2.4 mi, 53.8% to college) · South Texas ISD Health Professions (2.5 mi, 86.2% to college) · South Texas ISD Science Academy (2.5 mi, 72.8% to college)

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureIdea College Prep WeslacoIdea Public SchoolsTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year88.2%79.6%48.3%

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What percent of Idea College Prep Weslaco graduates go to college?
88.2% of the Class of 2024 at Idea College Prep Weslaco 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.