88 IDEA Elementary & Middle Schools Ranked in Top 25% in all of Texas
IDEA Public Schools is proud to announce that 88 IDEA Elementary & Middle Schools Ranked in Top 25% in all of Texas as recognized by the U.S. News & World Report. IDEA is home to 28 elementary schools that earned the U.S. News Best Elementary Schools distinction, and 60 middle schools that earned the U.S. […]
IDEA Public Schools to Open New Campus in Odessa for 2025-26
We are thrilled to announce we will be bringing a new campus featuring two schools, IDEA Lopez Academy and College Preparatory, to the families of Odessa in the 2025-26 school year. IDEA Lopez will serve Kindergarten through second and sixth-grade levels in its first year and continue to add a grade level each year until […]
Apply Today: Student Application Open for Grades K-12
The wait is over! We’re excited to announce that the application window for the 2025-2026 school year at IDEA Public Schools is officially open. If you’re ready to embark on a journey of academic excellence, now is the time to apply! Why Choose IDEA Public Schools? At IDEA, we’re more than just a school—we’re […]
27 IDEA High Schools Ranked Among the Most Challenging in the Nation by the Jay Mathews Challenge Index
IDEA is thrilled to announce 27 IDEA college preparatory schools were ranked among the top one percent of the most challenging high schools in the nation by the Jay Mathews Challenge Index High School Rankings. These 27 schools include 17 schools from the Rio Grande Valley, seven schools from IDEA San Antonio, and three schools […]
IDEA Public Schools Recognized as Top Performing District in ERP’s ‘Honor Roll’ List
We are so excited to announce our district has been recognized by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP), a non-profit organization that applies data science to accelerate student success, as a top-performing district in Texas on the annual “Honor Roll” list. IDEA earned the “Star” designation honor list for student performance on the STAAR tests. This is the […]
IDEA Offers New Investment of Over $20M in Staff Compensation Boost
At IDEA, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. Our Team & Family guide our scholars, shape the futures of all students, and build a strong community across our schools. We are excited to announce a significant commitment to boost compensation for our dedicated staff of over $20 million. What’s New […]
22 IDEA High Schools Rank Among the Top 8% of Best High Schools in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report
This week, 22 of IDEA’s high schools were ranked among the top 8% of nearly 25,000 high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. What’s more, seven IDEA high schools ranked among the top 1% in the nation by this esteemed publication. This is the sixteenth consecutive year IDEA has been represented […]
Celebrating College Matriculation for IDEA’s Class of 2023
IDEA is overjoyed to announce the achievements of the Class of 2023 in their journey to and through college! Nearly 100% of IDEA seniors from the Class of 2023 have matriculated to college! This year, our students garnered an impressive 10,812 acceptances, 3,530 of those acceptances were to selective or highly selective colleges and universities, […]
46 IDEA Schools Earn an “A” Rating
As we kick off 2024 and look ahead to the testing season, we remain especially focused on learning and student achievement. For the 2022-23 school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) did not release school accountability ratings publicly. However, IDEA Public Schools proactively requested STAAR results for each campus and TEA’s planned scale scores for letter […]
102 IDEA Elementary and Middle Schools Ranked Among the Best Performing in Texas by U.S. News & World Report
IDEA Public Schools is proud to announce that 102 of our elementary and middle schools are ranked among the best in Texas according to U.S. News & World Report. IDEA is home to 47 elementary schools that earned the U.S. News Best Elementary Schools distinction, and 55 middle schools that earned the U.S. News Best […]
