Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory

Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory is a middle school located in Austin, TX, serving grades 6–9 and approximately 470 students. Operated by Idea Public Schools, the campus sits about 10.0 miles from The Austin's newsroom and is part of The Austin's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 25 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.8:1. That ratio is above the state average for TX, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Idea Parmer Park 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 Austin 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 Austin reports on Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Idea Parmer Park College Preparatory". For more education coverage, see theaustin.org/schools or browse The Austin's latest reporting at theaustin.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.