Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School
Houston, Texas · Harris County · Grades Pre-K–8 · Charter
Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School runs 2 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle) with 750 students. By enrollment it is the 664th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 750 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 44 |
| Students per teacher | 17 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.8% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 524 | 18.1 | 97.5% |
| Friends for Life Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 226 | 15.1 | 95.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School in context
Size
Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School with 524 students, and the smallest is Friends for Life Middle School with 226; the average is 375, against 626 statewide. NCES lists Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 6 is its largest grade, with 88 students this year. Grade 8 has 64 students and kindergarten has 82, 22% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School enrolls 95 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School at 97.6%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
96.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 95.1% at Friends for Life Middle School to 97.5% at Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School. All 2 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 44 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 17 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is Ser-Ninos Charter School, 0.5 miles away with 1,193 students. 54 districts are within 25 miles, and 33 of them enroll more students than Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School. Harris County has 62 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 41.1 | 18 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 1 | 750 |
| Instructional aides | 13 | 58 |
| Other student support staff | 0 | – |
| School administrators | 5 | 150 |
| District administrators | 2 | 375 |
| All staff | 79.9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.6% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 95 |
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 72 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 71 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 73 |
| Grade 6 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | 74 |
| Grade 8 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ser-Ninos Charter School | 1 mi | 1,193 | 17.1 | – |
| Draw Academy | 2 mi | 696 | 29.4 | – |
| Southwest Public Schools | 2 mi | 1,866 | 103 | – |
| Bakerripley Community Schools | 3 mi | 1,808 | 17.8 | – |
| Excel Academy | 3 mi | 302 | 9.2 | – |
| Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 3 mi | 3,663 | 14.8 | – |
| Etoile Academy Charter School | 3 mi | 979 | 16.5 | – |
| Harmony Public Schools - Houston West | 4 mi | 6,541 | 16.4 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Harris County
- Houston ISD (176,727 students)
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (117,927 students)
- Katy ISD (96,111 students)
- Aldine ISD (56,419 students)
- Klein ISD (52,437 students)
- Humble ISD (48,502 students)
- Pasadena ISD (46,491 students)
- Clear Creek ISD (39,684 students)
- Alief ISD (38,610 students)
- Spring ISD (33,590 students)
- KIPP Texas Public Schools (32,771 students)
- Spring Branch ISD (32,668 students)
- Goose Creek CISD (24,032 students)
- Tomball ISD (22,913 students)
- Galena Park ISD (20,862 students)
- YES Prep Public Schools Inc (19,573 students)
- Deer Park ISD (12,165 students)
- Sheldon ISD (10,946 students)
- Waller ISD (9,905 students)
- Channelview ISD (9,335 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Houston North (7,571 students)
- La Porte ISD (7,099 students)
- Crosby ISD (7,046 students)
- School of Science and Technology (5,602 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Houston South (3,663 students)
- Huffman ISD (3,646 students)
- Houston Gateway Academy Inc (2,157 students)
- Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (1,991 students)
- Southwest Public Schools (1,866 students)
- Bakerripley Community Schools (1,808 students)
All Texas districts (31 more in Harris County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
5503 El Camino Del Rey, Houston, TX 77081
Phone: (713)349-9945
Website: amigosporvida.com
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.