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IDEA Mays College Preparatory

IDEA Public Schools · San Antonio · 701 students

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Current score
84/1002025-26
Change
−8 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+2.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
95 of 202tied with 6 others
B84

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 93 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 81.3 average for 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Overall score above the similar-context average

84 +2.7 pts vs 81.3

  • 84 is 2.7 points above the 81.3 average among 202 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

School Progress above the similar-context average

86 +4.2 pts vs 81.8

  • 86 is 4.2 points above the 81.8 average among 201 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Relative Performance above the similar-context average

86 +5.4 pts vs 80.6

  • 86 is 5.4 points above the 80.6 average among 199 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

IDEA Mays College Preparatory is rated B by TEA, scoring 84 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is down 8 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 95th of 202 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 6 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageIDEA Mays College Preparatory 9290948784 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 93 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26B8481.3 202 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25B8782.9 198 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24A9481.5 191 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23A9082.3 183 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22A9285.5 176 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement80 B+1.0 vs similar economic context · 202 reporting
  • School Progress86 B+4.2 vs similar economic context · 201 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps78 C+0.3 vs similar economic context · 195 reporting
  • Academic Growth57 F−15.8 vs similar economic context · 187 reporting
  • Relative Performance86 B+5.4 vs similar economic context · 199 reporting
  • IDEA Mays College Preparatory
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (202 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement80B10
School Progress86B4
Closing the Gaps78C2
Academic Growth57F3
Relative Performance86B4

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 2 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (86), so Student Achievement (80) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 86.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level68%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Meets grade level52%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
  • Masters grade level20%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level57%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 200 reporting
  • Meets grade level19%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 200 reporting
  • Masters grade level2%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 200 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level84%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 196 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 196 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 196 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 138 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 138 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 138 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (202 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
92.2%+26.8 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 62 rated charter campuses reporting
Five-Year
0.0%−60.7 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 61 rated charter campuses reporting
Six-Year
0.0%−56.8 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 62 rated charter campuses reporting
Dropout Rate
1.5%+0.9 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 62 rated charter campuses reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only charter campuses in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported charter campus rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
99.0%+15.7 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria99.0%83.3%+15.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 88 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course95.3%72.8%+22.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA95.3%36.4%+58.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)52.3%23.3%+29.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course0.0%15.5%−15.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an industry-based certification0.0%12.1%−12.1 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.5%−0.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%1.7%−1.7 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.2%−4.2 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness1.2%1.7%−0.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student9.3%8.0%+1.3 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.0%1.8%−1.8 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 89 rated charter campuses reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported charter campus percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
76

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
59

77.6% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
14

18.4% of graduates

Not trackable
3

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
76
Selected comparison
65.8

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
59
Selected comparison
30.8

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
77.6%
Selected comparison
44.5%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

+33.1 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
18.4%
Selected comparison
50.9%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

−32.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
3.9%
Selected comparison
4.6%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 70 rated charter campuses reporting

−0.7 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. U. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (010115)17
  2. ALAMO CCD NW VISTA COLLEGE (000307)13
  3. ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY (003623)7

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
701
Economically disadvantaged
70.3%−1.1 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
20.5%−6.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
14.7%+1.7 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.4%+1.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
22.2%−3.1 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

IDEA Mays College Preparatory

African American: 9.4%Hispanic: 83.3%White: 5.3%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 0.9%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 0.7%
  • African American 9.4%
  • Hispanic 83.3%
  • White 5.3%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 0.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 0.7%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting for every category shown · 202 in full cohort

African American: 19.4%Hispanic: 62.9%White: 10.7%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 2.6%
  • African American 19.4%
  • Hispanic 62.9%
  • White 10.7%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 2.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
701
Economically disadvantaged students
493
Emergent bilingual students
144
Special education students
103

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
134
Students in TEA mobility denominator
822
TEA-published mobility rate
16.3%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 701 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 47 (6.3%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
701

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−47

Decrease · −6.3%

Change since 2021–22
+84

Increase · +13.6%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
701
Selected comparison
508.6

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for IDEA Mays College Preparatory
School yearStudents enrolledIDEA Mays College PreparatoryChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 617 First available year 474.4
2022–23 736 Increase of 119 (19.3%) 497.6
2023–24 748 Increase of 12 (1.6%) 502.4
2024–25 748 No change 503.4
2025–26 701 Decrease of 47 (6.3%) 508.6

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
56

6.9% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
62

7.62 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
814

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
6.9%
Selected comparison
9.4%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 145 rated charter campuses reporting

−2.5 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
7.62
Selected comparison
15.5

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 150 rated charter campuses reporting

−7.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for IDEA Mays College Preparatory
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 605 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 677 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2022–23 798 10 1.3% 10 1.25 10.4% 16.3
2023–24 829 13 1.6% 13 1.57 10.1% 17
2024–25 814 56 6.9% 62 7.62 9.4% 15.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for IDEA Mays College Preparatory in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 56 6.9% 62 7.62 9.4% 15.5
In-school suspensions 18 2.2% 18 2.21 5.6% 7.4
Out-of-school suspensions 41 5.0% 44 5.41 7.9% 11
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$14k$20k20182020202220242025
  • IDEA Mays College Preparatory
  • Parent district: IDEA Public Schools
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,318
Selected comparison
$11,536

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 197 rated charter campuses reporting

−$218 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,318 per student for this campus, $14,202 per student for its parent district, IDEA Public Schools, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearIDEA Mays College PreparatoryParent district: IDEA Public SchoolsTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,353$10,855$13,054$7,991 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 134 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$10,159$11,089$13,108$8,541 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 143 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$10,180$11,676$14,058$9,442 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 158 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$9,993$11,823$14,797$9,369 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 174 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$13,011$13,328$15,708$10,739 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 181 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$12,548$12,890$16,792$11,060 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 184 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$11,463$13,294$18,125$11,520 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 190 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$11,318$14,202$18,972$11,536 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 197 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$64,055+$1,647 vs similar economic context
Teachers
44+13.9 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16−2.4 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

IDEA Mays College Preparatory

Beginning: 17.6%1 to 5 years: 73.2%6 to 10 years: 9.2%
  • Beginning 17.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 73.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 9.2%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 202 reporting for every category shown · 202 in full cohort

Beginning: 14.2%1 to 5 years: 45.7%6 to 10 years: 19.9%11 to 20 years: 15.4%21 to 30 years: 4.1%Over 30 years: 0.8%
  • Beginning 14.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 45.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 15.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.1%
  • Over 30 years 0.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for IDEA Mays College Preparatory in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classIDEA Mays College Preparatory · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten23.820.8
Grade 621.122.4
Secondary English15.316.5
Secondary languages other than English18.716.4
Secondary math15.616.6
Secondary science13.517.4
Secondary social studies17.717.9

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 7 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 7of 89

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 89 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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