IDEA Public Schools prepares students from underserved communities for success in college and citizenship. IDEA believes all students, when given the chance and high expectations to match will succeed. All IDEA schools are tuition-free public charter schools. There are no requirements, academic or otherwise, to apply for a spot at an IDEA school.

We invite you to learn more about the top rated IDEA Public Schools and the benefits it will bring to families living at Tres Lagos. Visit IDEA’s website at ideapublicschools.org.

• 100% of IDEA alumni have been accepted into a four-year college or university.

• IDEA was named the top performing high school (IDEA Donna campus) in the Rio Grande Valley.

• IDEA named #13 high school in the nation and #3 charter school in the nation (“Best High Schools 2010, U.S. News & World Report).

• 3 IDEA schools received the top TEA rating for the 2008-09 school year (Exemplary) and IDEA received a Recognized district rating for the same year.

• IDEA received the coveted H-E-B Excellence in Education Award as the Best Small District in the state of Texas in June of 2009, the first charter school to receive this award.