Compare Idea Montopolis College Preparatory with Idea Brownsville Academy

Idea Montopolis College Preparatory earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 89 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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 Brownsville Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Idea Montopolis College Preparatory’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies and post-secondary. Idea Brownsville Academy's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Idea Montopolis College Preparatory is Hispanics who make up nearly 91.79% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.36%), Whites or Caucasians (3.46%), Native Americans (0.26%) and Two or More Races (0.13%). There is no Asians student in the school.

At Idea Brownsville Academy, Hispanics make up 95.82% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.60%), Asians (0.43%) and Two or More Races (0.14%). There is no African Americans and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Idea Montopolis College Preparatory’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 91.41% compared to 79.11% at Idea Brownsville 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 Montopolis College Preparatory has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 60.90% of its student population compared to 55.04% at Idea Brownsville Academy.

Idea Montopolis College Preparatory has no gifted and talented student, while 8.46% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 60.64% students. Idea Brownsville Academy has no gifted and talented student, while 6.34% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 53.17% students.

51 teachers employed at Idea Montopolis College Preparatory have been teaching in the school for an average of about 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.6 years. The 31 teachers at Idea Brownsville Academy have been serving the school for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Idea Montopolis College Preparatory no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, four teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Idea Brownsville Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Idea Montopolis College Preparatory there are 30 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Idea Brownsville Academy there are 25 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four 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 two more working as school support staff.