La Promesa
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 9–12
La Promesa serves 448 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 970th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771014249 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Aldine ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 448 | 56,419 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.7% | 86.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
La Promesa in context
Size
La Promesa is the 8th largest of Aldine ISD's 12 high schools; its 448 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,003; La Promesa is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 144 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 80, against an average of 112 per grade. This year grade 12 has 39% fewer students than grade 9 (80 against 131). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.5% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Aldine ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 35.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 448 students, La Promesa has 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 448 students would have about 32 teachers, so La Promesa has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
La Promesa is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Aldine High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 48 other high schools, 16 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.5% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| White | 0.2% |
54.7% of students are girls and 45.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 131 |
| Grade 10 | 144 |
| Grade 11 | 93 |
| Grade 12 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11101 Airline Dr., Houston, TX 77073
Phone: (281)985-7839
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Promesa. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldine High School | Aldine ISD | 0.0 mi | 2,481 | 15.5 | 89.8% |
| Blanson Cte High School | Aldine ISD | 0.7 mi | 1,258 | 16.6 | 80.4% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Greenspoint) | Premier High Schools | 1.6 mi | 60 | 20 | 65% |
| Davis H S Aldine | Aldine ISD | 3.0 mi | 3,184 | 17 | 83.3% |
| YES Prep - North Central | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.1 mi | 1,002 | 17.2 | 89.4% |
| Hall Success Academy | Aldine ISD | 3.5 mi | 168 | 6.7 | 88.1% |
| Harmony School of Advancement-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 3.7 mi | 752 | 16.8 | 73.5% |
| YES Prep - Northline | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.7 mi | 1,004 | 16.8 | 90.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.