Promesa College Prep Brownsville
Public elementary school (charter) in Brownsville, Texas · Valere Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–8
Promesa College Prep Brownsville serves 185 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 4 schools in Valere Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 4542nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Valere Public Schools |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141413823 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Valere Public Schools | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 185 | 871 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 17.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.3% | 88.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% 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 College Prep Brownsville in context
Size
Promesa College Prep Brownsville is the largest of Valere Public Schools' 2 elementary schools; its 185 students are 21.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 611; Promesa College Prep Brownsville 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 pre-K with 35 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 6, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 8 has 67% fewer students than kindergarten (6 against 18). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 35 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.9% here and 94.9% across Valere Public Schools.
84.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.5% across Valere Public Schools and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 185 students, Promesa College Prep Brownsville has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 185 students would have about 12.5 teachers, so Promesa College Prep Brownsville has 1.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Promesa College Prep Brownsville is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Burns Elementary School, 0.1 miles away in Brownsville ISD. Within 10 miles there are 49 other elementary schools, 29 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 | 98.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| White | 0.5% |
56.8% of students are girls and 43.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 35 |
| Kindergarten | 18 |
| Grade 1 | 15 |
| Grade 2 | 21 |
| Grade 3 | 23 |
| Grade 4 | 25 |
| Grade 5 | 18 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
| Grade 7 | 11 |
| Grade 8 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1944 E Alton Gloor Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone: (956)295-7778
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Promesa College Prep Brownsville. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 0.1 mi | 651 | 16 | 93.7% |
| IDEA Brownsville Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 702 | 19.7 | 81.8% |
| Paredes Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.2 mi | 798 | 16.5 | 80.2% |
| Gallegos Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 390 | 15 | 98.2% |
| Breeden Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.6 mi | 511 | 14.2 | 83.6% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | Jubilee Academies | 1.9 mi | 545 | 16.2 | 87.3% |
| IDEA Sports Park Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 571 | 19.3 | 92.3% |
| Benavides Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 2.2 mi | 818 | 15.3 | 78.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valere Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi | Other | Pre-K–11 | 358 |
| The East Austin College Prep at Mlk | High | 7–12 | 169 |
| The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 159 |