For the 11th consecutive year, IDEA college preparatory schools in the Rio Grande Valley were ranked among the best performing high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. This annual list of rankings reflects the rigor and success of our commitment to our scholars on the road to success in college and in life.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the 2019 Best High Schools rankings take a more holistic approach to evaluating schools, looking at six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rates. Specifically, college readiness measures participation and performance on Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. The new methodology assigns weights to the six factors and then produces an overall score on which the ranking is based.
In U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 ranking of best high schools in the nation released today, eight IDEA high schools received rankings on the list. More than 17,000 public high schools across the country were analyzed in order to determine the rankings.
The IDEA Public Schools’ high schools that received a ranking as a 2019 Best High School from U.S. News & World Report include:
IDEA Frontier College Preparatory – 15th in Texas, The Top-Ranked High Schools in the RGV, Top 20 high schools in Texas, Top 10 Charter School in Texas
IDEA Quest College Preparatory – 16th in Texas, Top 10 Charter School in Texas, Top 20 high schools in Texas
IDEA College Preparatory San Juan – 24th in Texas, Top 50 high schools in Texas
IDEA College Preparatory Mission – 54th in Texas
IDEA College Preparatory Donna – 59th in Texas
IDEA College Preparatory San Benito – 79th in Texas
IDEA College Preparatory Pharr – Top 25% of charter schools in the nation
IDEA College Preparatory Alamo – Top 25% of charter schools in the nation
Congratulations to these IDEA schools for being ranked among the best in the nation! While these rankings pertain to high schools, we know the success would not be possible without a strong foundation at the academy and middle school level, and we applaud our Team & Family for their commitment to excellence.
If you are interested in making an impact in the lives of our scholars on the road to and through college, please visit https://www.ideapublicschools.org/careers to view and apply for open positions.
