IDEA Public Schools is proud to announce that 11 IDEA high schools in the Rio Grande Valley were awarded the 2021 College Success Award by GreatSchools.org. 

The College Success Award recognizes public high schools that stand out in helping students enroll and succeed in college. To celebrate schools with a multi-year track record of postsecondary success, GreatSchools also added an additional, elevated level of distinction: the College Success Award – Gold. 

This year in Texas, 297 public schools earned a College Success Award and 254 schools won the College Success Award – Gold for their track records of preparing students for college.  

The following IDEA schools that have been awarded include: 

GreatSchools College Success Award – Gold 

• IDEA Quest College Preparatory 
• IDEA Frontier College Preparatory 
• IDEA College Preparatory San Benito 
• IDEA College Preparatory Pharr 
• IDEA College Preparatory Donna 
• IDEA Toros College Preparatory 
• IDEA College Preparatory Mission 
• IDEA College Preparatory San Juan 
• IDEA College Preparatory Alamo 

GreatSchools College Success Award 

• IDEA College Preparatory Edinburg 
• IDEA College Preparatory Weslaco  

For the past 15 years, 100 percent of the IDEA graduates have been accepted to college and for 14 years IDEA has celebrated its students matriculating to college. Congratulations to our Rio Grande Valley schools!