Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Summary:

Idea Montopolis College Preparatory is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Austin, Texas, with a student population of 761 that is predominantly Hispanic (over 92%). Despite serving a high-need population, with over 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has achieved impressive academic outcomes.

Idea Montopolis stands out for its exceptional graduation rates, reaching 100% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than nearby traditional public high schools like Garza Independence High School (42.1%) and Travis Early College High School (86.5%). The school also boasts very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.6% in recent years, much lower than the dropout rates of schools like Texans Can Academy - Austin (43.2%). Idea Montopolis students generally perform better than the Austin Independent School District and state averages on STAAR assessments, particularly in reading and English language arts.

While Idea Montopolis has strong academic performance, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from a high of 395 out of 1,857 Texas high schools in 2018-2019 to 1,528 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024. This suggests the school may be struggling to keep pace with improvements at other high-performing schools across the state. However, the school's ability to achieve such strong outcomes, especially for subgroups like English Language Learners and Special Education students, is a testament to the effectiveness of its educational model and the dedication of its staff, despite serving a predominantly low-income, Hispanic student population.


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Public, Charter 6-12

 1701 Vargas Rd
       Austin, TX  78741


(512) 646-2800

District: Idea Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1528th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,904 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  761

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.1%
African American:
4.1%
White:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Idea Montopolis College Preparatory ranks better than 58.7% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.99. (See more...)
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Compare Details Idea Montopolis College Preparatory ranks worse than 76.9% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 31st among 32 ranked high schools in the Idea Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.69. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Idea Montopolis College Preparatory freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.1%), African American (4.1%), White (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory is 17.6, which is the highest among 32 high schools in the Idea Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Idea Montopolis College Preparatory employs 43.1 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory is $10,904. 20 high schools in the Idea Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Idea Montopolis College Preparatory was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Idea Montopolis College Preparatory 974th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Idea Montopolis College Preparatory in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Idea Montopolis College Preparatory 1528th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Idea Montopolis College Preparatory in the ranking list.)

Idea Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Idea Public Schools 455th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

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Rank History for all middle school students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 60.05 822nd 1987 58.6%
2017 56.07 745th 2027 63.2%
2018 74.44 381st 2080 81.7%
2019 78.92 330th 2193 85.0%
2021 37.09 1376th 2252 38.9%
2022 65.30 591st 2254 73.8%
2023 59.21 805th 2330 65.5%
2024 52.99 974th 2361 58.7%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.43 67th 1376 95.1%
2019 96.24 22nd 1445 98.5%
2021 74.41 171st 1592 89.3%
2022 88.61 79th 1643 95.2%
2023 81.39 167th 1720 90.3%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.44 550th 1597 65.6%
2019 68.29 242nd 1626 85.1%
2021 39.92 920th 1712 46.3%
2022 51.42 614th 1757 65.1%
2023 38.29 1067th 1815 41.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.15 99th 2039 95.1%
2019 89.09 88th 2073 95.8%
2021 51.21 924th 2172 57.5%
2022 78.12 252nd 2220 88.6%
2023 69.70 438th 2251 80.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.46 388th 2008 80.7%
2019 77.01 329th 2047 83.9%
2021 41.22 1233rd 2151 42.7%
2022 62.37 647th 2221 70.9%
2023 52.94 944th 2241 57.9%
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Rank History for middle school At Risk students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.84 76th 2008 96.2%
2019 96.53 28th 2058 98.6%
2021 70.46 315th 2118 85.1%
2022 86.68 123rd 2182 94.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.42 413th 2030 79.7%
2019 77.59 332nd 2069 84.0%
2021 34.09 1421st 2168 34.5%
2022 64.05 627th 2228 71.9%
2023 63.76 668th 2245 70.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 89.95 70th 1193 94.1%
2021 48.99 504th 1213 58.5%
2023 88.18 86th 1273 93.2%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.02 193rd 1895 89.8%
2019 85.50 158th 1935 91.8%
2021 45.88 1031st 2043 49.5%
2022 74.87 317th 2077 84.7%
2023 65.90 522nd 2116 75.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.88 838th 1749 52.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

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Rank History for all high school students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.31 395th 1857 78.7%
2021 47.43 951st 1861 48.9%
2022 52.96 800th 1876 57.4%
2023 42.52 1123rd 1961 42.7%
2024 24.69 1528th 1987 23.1%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.82 41st 1113 96.3%
2019 81.58 111th 1136 90.2%
2021 78.20 108th 1195 91.0%
2022 74.84 150th 1278 88.3%
2023 60.74 319th 1371 76.7%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.96 206th 1347 84.7%
2019 61.17 325th 1357 76.1%
2021 78.90 139th 1382 89.9%
2022 51.17 520th 1418 63.3%
2023 45.72 671st 1478 54.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.87 171st 1794 90.5%
2019 74.38 237th 1818 87.0%
2021 56.31 640th 1848 65.4%
2022 58.68 510th 1847 72.4%
2023 47.75 854th 1897 55.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.97 369th 1781 79.3%
2019 65.32 513th 1798 71.5%
2021 40.95 1082nd 1815 40.4%
2022 55.92 710th 1841 61.4%
2023 42.21 1093rd 1891 42.2%
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Rank History for high school At Risk students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.33 71st 1784 96.0%
2019 73.73 242nd 1810 86.6%
2021 65.63 376th 1829 79.4%
2022 66.62 331st 1837 82.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.52 322nd 1803 82.1%
2019 69.01 378th 1824 79.3%
2021 50.08 834th 1840 54.7%
2022 46.22 898th 1853 51.5%
2023 40.47 1098th 1913 42.6%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.55 560th 1024 45.3%
2021 32.28 659th 1020 35.4%
2023 44.20 504th 1069 52.9%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.94 242nd 1691 85.7%
2019 72.90 285th 1714 83.4%
2021 53.08 705th 1743 59.6%
2022 56.53 590th 1762 66.5%
2023 47.66 857th 1820 52.9%
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Rank History for high school White students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.36 882nd 1576 44.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 13 5 0 201 1 0 1 0 221
2015 11 10 0 348 0 0 1 0 370
2016 13 19 1 440 0 0 1 0 474
2017 7 16 1 557 1 0 1 0 583
2018 12 18 0 624 1 0 1 0 656
2019 13 21 0 701 1 0 3 0 739
2020 16 27 0 689 2 0 4 0 738
2021 20 33 0 733 2 0 4 0 792
2022 27 34 0 716 2 0 1 0 780
2023 26 31 1 701 1 0 1 0 761

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 221 10.2 21.6 95
2015 370 15.0 24.6 95.1
2016 474 24.0 19.7 96.2
2017 583 30.3 19.2 94.5
2018 656 43.6 15.0 93.1
2019 739 n/a n/a 90.7
2020 738 45.5 16.1 88.8
2021 792 40.8 19.4 91.7
2022 780 51.7 15.0 91.4
2023 761 43.1 17.6 89.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 221 10.2 21.6 95
2015 370 15.0 24.6 95.1
2016 474 24.0 19.7 96.2
2017 583 30.3 19.2 94.5
2018 656 43.6 15.0 93.1
2019 739 n/a n/a 90.7
2020 738 45.5 16.1 88.8
2021 792 40.8 19.4 91.7
2022 780 51.7 15.0 91.4
2023 761 43.1 17.6 89.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,401 (12.6%) $9,699 (87.4%) $11,100
2020 $1,714 (14.0%) $10,499 (86.0%) $12,213
2021 $1,375 (12.6%) $9,529 (87.4%) $10,904

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Idea Montopolis College Preparatory

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 330th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 805th of 2330 Middle schools
 19.5%
Ranks 395th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1123rd of 1961 High schools
 36%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)4050
 10%
   6th Grade Reading (Idea Public Schools)4053
 13%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)4626
 20%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Idea Public Schools)5239
 13%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)5874
 16%
   7th Grade Reading (Idea Public Schools)5458
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)6446
 18%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Idea Public Schools)5443
 11%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)6246
 16%
   8th Grade Reading (Idea Public Schools)6462
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Science (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)7842
 36%
   8th Grade Science (Idea Public Schools)6341
 22%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)6748
 19%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Idea Public Schools)5036
 14%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)7429
 45%
   End of Course Algebra I (Idea Public Schools)7044
 26%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)7840
 38%
   End of Course Biology (Idea Public Schools)7963
 16%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)6354
 9%
   End of Course English I Reading (Idea Public Schools)7064
 6%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)6062
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Idea Public Schools)7067
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Idea Montopolis College Preparatory)8184
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Idea Public Schools)8679
 7%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students739761
 3%
African American2131
 47.6%
American Indian11
Asian01
Hispanic701701
Pacific Islander00
White1326
 100%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.7%89.8%
 0.9%


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Idea Montopolis College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Texas high schools.

Students at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 761 students attended Idea Montopolis College Preparatory.


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