West RGV News

There were 67,988 students enrolled in Idea Public Schools in the 2021-22 school year, 9.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 85.7% of the Idea Public Schools total enrollment.

Idea Public Schools roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County with its main office in Weslaco.

Among the 123 schools in Idea Public Schools, Idea Edgemere Academy recorded the highest enrollment of 973 students in the 2021-22 school year.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Total Enrollment
Idea Edgemere Academy	973
Idea Rio Vista Academy	874
Idea North Mission Academy	870
Idea McAllen Academy	858
Idea Academy Mission	850
Idea Academy San Benito	850
Idea South Flores Academy	841
Idea Ewing Halsell Academy	840
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy	840
Idea Brackenridge Academy	827
Idea Frontier Academy	821
Idea Tres Lagos Academy	816
Idea Academy Pharr	813
Idea Rio Grande City Academy	812
Idea Riverview Academy	811
Idea Riverview College Preparatory	804
Idea College Preparatory Pharr	796
Idea Edinburg Academy	787
Idea Montopolis College Preparatory	780
Idea College Preparatory Mission	779
Idea Academy Alamo	779
Idea Academy San Juan	777
Idea Academy	768
Idea Frontier College Preparatory	763
Idea College Preparatory San Benito	763
Idea Rundberg College Preparatory	762
Idea McAllen College Preparatory	751
Idea College Prep Weslaco	749
Idea North Mission College Preparatory	739
Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	738
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	737
Idea College Preparatory San Juan	736
Idea College Preparatory Alamo	736
Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	732
Idea Quest Academy	730
Idea College Prep	716
Idea Kyle Academy	714
Idea South Flores College Preparatory	712
Idea Walzem College Preparatory	709
Idea Montopolis Academy	706
Idea Najim Academy	704
Idea Carver College Preparatory	695
Idea Brownsville Academy	694
Idea Judson Academy	694
Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	692
Idea Quest College Preparatory	688
Idea Rundberg Academy	682
Idea Bluff Springs Academy	675
Idea Monterrey Park Academy	675
Idea Owassa Academy	674
Idea Mays Academy	674
Idea Elsa Academy	672
Idea Academy Weslaco	668
Idea Burke Academy	667
Idea Walzem Academy	666
Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory	658
Idea Judson College Preparatory	653
Idea Ingram Hills Academy	635
Idea Pflugerville Academy	630
Idea Carver Academy	629
Idea Eastside College Preparatory	626
Idea Mays College Preparatory	617
Idea Parmer Park Academy	615
Idea Mesa Hills Academy	611
Idea Spears Academy	610
Idea Los Encinos Academy	595
Idea Hardy Academy	591
Idea Eastside Academy	567
Idea Robindale Academy	567
Idea Edgecliff Academy	564
Idea Horizon Vista Academy	562
Idea Round Rock Tech Academy	554
Idea Rise Academy	529
Idea Achieve Academy	517
Idea Hidden Meadow Academy	507
Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory	502
Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	485
Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	480
Idea Converse Academy	480
Idea Pflugerville College Preparatory	474
Idea Edgemere College Preparatory	469
Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory	461
Idea Kyle College Preparatory	450
Idea Elsa College Preparatory	443
Idea Palmview Academy	439
Idea Harlingen Academy	400
Idea Mesquite Hills Academy	398
Idea Owassa College Preparatory	390
Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory	367
Idea Yukon Academy	350
Idea Robindale College Preparatory	346
Idea Sports Park Academy	343
Idea Rise College Preparatory	343
Idea Health Professions Academy	341
Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory	341
Idea Rio Vista College Preparatory	335
Idea Lake Houston Academy	333
Idea Burke College Preparatory	332
Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory	319
Idea Southeast Academy	307
Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory	302
Idea Achieve College Preparatory	293
Idea Amber Creek Academy	275
Idea Najim College Preparatory	273
Idea Hardy College Preparatory	265
Idea Toros College Preparatory	264
Idea Health Professions College Preparatory	255
Idea Spears College Preparatory	254
Idea Edgecliff College Preparatory	239
Idea La Joya Academy	233
Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	220
Idea Round Rock Tech College Preparatory	197
Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory	194
Idea Converse College Preparatory	192
Idea Harlingen College Preparatory	180
Idea Palmview College Preparatory	153
Idea Hidden Meadow College Preparatory	149
Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory	123
Idea Yukon College Preparatory	122
Idea Southeast College Preparatory	116
Idea Mesquite Hills College Preparatory	99
Idea La Joya College Preparatory	81
Idea Amber Creek College Preparatory	65