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Idea Edinburg College Preparatory is an charter elementary/secondary school in Edinburg, TX, in the Idea Public Schools school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 722 students. The school received an accountability rating of A. 38.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

An average teacher's salary was $50,471, which is $3,651 less than the state average. The average SAT score at Idea Edinburg College Preparatory was 1204. The average ACT score was 20.8.

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Texas Public Schools: Use our database to learn more about the state's 1,200 districts and 8,700 public schools, including hundreds of charter schools and alternative campuses. You can easily navigate through information on demographics, academic performance, college readiness and average teacher salaries for each school or district.

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Idea Public Schools is a charter school district in Weslaco, TX. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 42,748 students. The school received an accountability rating of B. 52.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 34.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

An average teacher's salary was $50,284, which is $3,838 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.1 years of experience. The average SAT score at Idea Public Schools was 1118. The average ACT score was 21.3. In the Class of 2018, 99.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

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Texas Public Schools: Use our database to learn more about the state's 1,200 districts and 8,700 public schools, including hundreds of charter schools and alternative campuses. You can easily navigate through information on demographics, academic performance, college readiness and average teacher salaries for each school or district.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV Roundup: After School Registration Underway

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV has begun to register for its 2017-18 school year programs. Five neighborhood after school sites are open, The Legacy Center (702 Cullen St- Rogers & Expway 281), Fountain Annex Center ( 1210 E. Kuhn Street), Sam Risica (900 S.

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The recently released jobs numbers for April showed what many in the Rio Grande Valley had seen for the last 18 months: improvement.

Nearly every month since the end of 2017 has improved on the unemployment numbers from the year before, but April was different. Four South Texas counties and more than a half-dozen Valley cities clocked historically low unemployment numbers in April, a positive sign for the region.

McAllen hit a 3.5% unemployment rate in April, its lowest unemployment level ever recorded, according to Mayor Jim Darling. In addition, Brownsville (4.9%), Edinburg (3.7%), Harlingen (4.3%), Mission (4.5%), San Juan (5.4%) and Weslaco (4.9%) all hit their lowest ever recorded unemployment rate in April, according to a report issued by the Texas Workforce Solutions.

"We have a lot of labor," Keith Patridge, President of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation, said of the Valley. "But what we're seeing is a lot more jobs are being created because the economy is generally doing well. As a result, I mean, really, anyone who wants a job can get a job."

While Starr County's record-low unemployment of 7.9% and Hidalgo County's record-low of 5%, Cameron County's record-low of 4.7% came the closest to the national unemployment rate of 3.6% for April. McAllen's 3.5% was the only in the Valley to slightly best the national average.

Darling didn't think McAllen was necessarily doing much to lure more jobs so much as supporting the business community.

"Everyone is supporting business and growth, and it shows," Darling said. "The whole Valley is experiencing it."

Some have argued McAllen could do more. In McAllen's District 5 City Commission runoff election, incumbent John Ingram has faced criticism from banker and businessman Victor "Seby" Haddad, who has criticized Ingram for not supporting business growth.

But the unemployment rate in McAllen could have plenty to do with the overall economy in the country, Patridge said.

"You have a situation where you have more jobs being created, companies feeling better about the future, growing, adding jobs, adding people," Patridge said.

However, he cautioned, as he has, that the region's need for higher paying jobs is always a challenge. Darling did the same on Twitter when boasting about the unemployment rate.

"Now let's work on skills development," he wrote, "for better jobs!"

Mitchell Ferman covers the city of McAllen and cross-border trade and politics for The Monitor. He can be reached at mferman@themonitor.com or (956) 683-4474.

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RGV jobs numbers hit historic lows in April - The Monitor

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The recently released jobs numbers for April showed what many in the Rio Grande Valley had seen for the last 18 months: improvement. Nearly every month since the end of 2017 has improved on the unemployment numbers from the year before, but April was different.

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La Joya, Texas's estimated population is 4,339 according to the most recent United States census estimates. La Joya, Texas is the 392nd largest city in Texas based on official 2017 estimates from the US Census Bureau.