Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 70 students
Idea Elsa College Preparatory
431 S Fannin, Elsa, TX 78543
Grades
6–12
High
Students
737
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Idea Public Schools
Hidalgo County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,433 Texas high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Idea Elsa College Preparatory
Idea Elsa College Preparatory is a charter high school in Elsa, Texas, serving grades 6–12. It is part of Idea Public Schools. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Hidalgo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 737 students were enrolled, with about 16 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas high school (13.7 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,433 Texas high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 737 students
- Students per teacher
- 16 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 8
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Idea Public Schools
- County
- Hidalgo County
- NCES school ID
- 480021113686
Schools near Idea Elsa College Preparatory
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.