Promesa Academy Charter School
Public elementary school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Promesa Academy Charter School · Grades K–5
Promesa Academy Charter School serves 248 students in grades K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is the only school in Promesa Academy Charter School. By enrollment it is the 4359th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Promesa Academy Charter School |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480146713752 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Promesa Academy Charter School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 248 | 248 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 12.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.7% | 59.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Promesa Academy Charter School in context
Size
Promesa Academy Charter School is the only school in Promesa Academy Charter School, so its 248 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1 miles away with a median enrollment of 428; Promesa Academy Charter School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 3 with 60 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 22, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 5 has 27% fewer students than kindergarten (22 against 30). 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: 89.1% here and 53.5% across Texas public schools. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 20.35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 248 students, Promesa Academy Charter School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 248 students would have about 16.8 teachers, so Promesa Academy Charter School has 3.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Promesa Academy Charter School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in San Antonio ISD. Within 10 miles there are 176 other elementary schools, 69 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 | 89.1% |
| White | 5.6% |
| Black | 4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 30 |
| Grade 1 | 50 |
| Grade 2 | 38 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 48 |
| Grade 5 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
603 Merida, San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: (210)942-1700
Website: promesaacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Promesa Academy Charter School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.5 mi | 355 | 15 | 96.9% |
| Sarah S King Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.6 mi | 645 | 16.3 | 98.8% |
| Carvajal Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.9 mi | 328 | 13.1 | 97.6% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.9 mi | 388 | 14.1 | 97.9% |
| Collins Garden Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.0 mi | 431 | 16.2 | 93% |
| J T Brackenridge Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.0 mi | 597 | 16 | 98.5% |
| KIPP Esperanza Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 424 | 20.1 | 93.2% |
| Alonso S Perales Elementary School | Edgewood ISD | 1.3 mi | 469 | 16.2 | 90.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.