Idea Spears College Preparatory

Idea Spears College Preparatory is a middle school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 384 students. Operated by Idea Public Schools, the campus sits about 8.1 miles from The Houston's newsroom and is part of The Houston's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 14 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 27.4:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Idea Spears College Preparatory operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Houston publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

Middle school transitions matter: The Houston reports on Idea Spears College Preparatory's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Idea Spears College Preparatory? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Idea Spears College Preparatory". For more education coverage, see thehouston.org/schools or browse The Houston's latest reporting at thehouston.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.