Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi
Public school (charter) in Corpus Christi, Texas · Valere Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–11
Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi serves 358 students in grades Pre-K–11 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 4 schools in Valere Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 119th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 19.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–11 |
| District | Valere Public Schools |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141413853 |
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 schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 358 | 871 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 19.6 | 17.3 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.6% | 88.5% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% of Texas 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 West Corpus Christi in context
Size
Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi is the only school in Valere Public Schools. Its 358 students are 41.1% of the district's 871. The 8 nearest schools are a median 81.7 miles away and have a median of 122 students, so Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi is larger 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 43 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 7, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 11 has 76% fewer students than kindergarten (10 against 41). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 42 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Valere Public Schools (94.9%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.5% across Valere Public Schools and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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
Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi has 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 358 students would have about 32.5 teachers, so Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi has 14.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other school is Student Support Center, 1.7 miles away in Corpus Christi ISD. There is 1 school within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.7% |
| White | 3.4% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 42 |
| Kindergarten | 41 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 29 |
| Grade 3 | 43 |
| Grade 4 | 36 |
| Grade 5 | 27 |
| Grade 6 | 33 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 22 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 7 |
| Grade 11 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3102 Baldwin Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Phone: (361)400-8293
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Support Center | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.7 mi | 111 | 7.2 | 91% |
| Sst Corpus Christi | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 5.3 mi | 2,343 | 14.9 | 70.1% |
| Pawnee El / J H/HS | Pawnee ISD | 70.0 mi | 630 | 22.5 | 83.2% |
| Nordheim School | Nordheim ISD | 80.1 mi | 116 | 6.8 | 64.7% |
| McMullen County School | McMullen County ISD | 83.2 mi | 280 | 10.6 | – |
| Ezzell School | Ezzell ISD | 108.7 mi | 128 | 9.8 | 51.6% |
| Matagorda ISD | Matagorda ISD | 108.9 mi | 109 | 6.9 | 56.9% |
| Greyhounds Online Academy | San Benito CISD | 112.0 mi | 76 | 7.9 | 76.3% |
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 Brownsville | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 185 |
| The East Austin College Prep at Mlk | High | 7–12 | 169 |
| The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 159 |