Compare Idea McAllen College Preparatory with Idea Burke Academy

Idea McAllen 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 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress and an impressive100 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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 Burke Academy also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Idea McAllen College Preparatory bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Idea Burke Academy’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Idea McAllen College Preparatory is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.27% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (2.40%) and Asians (1.33%). There is no African Americans, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

At Idea Burke Academy, Hispanics make up 68.37% of student population, followed by African Americans (14.09%), Whites or Caucasians (12.74%), Asians (2.70%), Two or More Races (1.80%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

Based on household incomes, Idea McAllen College Preparatory’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 76.43% compared to 65.07% at Idea Burke 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 McAllen College Preparatory has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 46.60% of its student population compared to 10.94% at Idea Burke Academy.

Idea McAllen College Preparatory has no gifted and talented student, while 4.13% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 42.61% students. Idea Burke Academy has no gifted and talented student, while 6.75% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 10.34% students.

50 teachers employed at Idea McAllen College Preparatory have been teaching in the school for an average of about 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.1 years. The 28 teachers at Idea Burke Academy have been serving the school for an average of 1.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 2.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Idea McAllen College Preparatory no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Idea Burke Academy no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Idea McAllen College Preparatory there are 27 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and zero more working as school support staff.

At Idea Burke Academy there are 27 female teachers and one male teacher only. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.