Compare Idea Brownsville College Preparatory with Idea Carver Academy

Idea Brownsville College Preparatory performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 93 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 92 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Idea Carver Academy also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 94 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Both schools garnered only five distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Idea Brownsville College Preparatory these are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary while Idea Carver Academy secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Idea Brownsville College Preparatory is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.75% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.17%), Asians (0.95%) and African Americans (0.14%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Idea Carver Academy, Hispanics make up 83.15% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.90%), Whites or Caucasians (6.20%), Native Americans (0.48%), Asians (0.32%) and Two or More Races (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, the Idea Brownsville College Preparatory’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 76.15% compared to 85.06% at Idea Carver Academy.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Idea Brownsville College Preparatory has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 32.66% of its student population compared to 8.90% at Idea Carver Academy.

Idea Brownsville College Preparatory has no gifted and talented student, while 8.81% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 31.17% students. Idea Carver Academy has no gifted and talented student, while 7.15% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 8.59% students.

49 teachers employed at Idea Brownsville College Preparatory have been teaching in the school for an average of about 5.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 5.1 years. The 26 teachers at Idea Carver Academy have been serving the school for an average of 3.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Idea Brownsville College Preparatory no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, three teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Idea Carver Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 15 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Idea Brownsville College Preparatory there are 34 female teachers and 15 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and one more working as school support staff.

At Idea Carver Academy there are 18 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.