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Promesa College Prep Brownsville

Q: Is Promesa College Prep Brownsville a good school?

Promesa College Prep Brownsville ranks 3396 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Promesa College Prep Brownsville?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Promesa College Prep Brownsville.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Promesa College Prep Brownsville?

Students at Promesa College Prep Brownsville are 99% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

3396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Promesa College Prep Brownsville is a small public charter school in Brownsville, TX, serving 185 students in grades PK-8 as part of the Valere Public Schools district, and it serves a high-poverty community where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a unique "tale of two schools" under one roof. While its middle school grades (6-8) have shown strong performance—with 71% of 7th graders proficient in Reading, far exceeding state averages—its elementary grades are struggling significantly. Most concerning is early-grade math: in a recent year, 0% of 3rd graders and only 10% of 4th graders were proficient in math. This is dramatically lower than nearby Burns Elementary, just 0.11 miles away, where 56% of 3rd graders were proficient in math. The school's overall performance has been highly volatile, swinging from the 66th percentile statewide to the 17th percentile in recent years, while nearby schools like Benavides Elementary and Pullam Elementary have maintained consistently high rankings.

The school also faces challenges serving its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 0th percentile for special education students in a recent year. While it has historically shown strong results with at-risk students, that success has not been sustained. Compared to nearby Burns Elementary, which serves a similar high-poverty population but consistently ranks in the 79th-81st percentile, Promesa's challenges appear to go beyond demographics. The school spends less per student ($10,094) than many higher-performing neighbors and has a higher student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its struggles in foundational elementary years.

185

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,876

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1944 E Alton Gloor Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78526

(956) 295-7778

District: Valere Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2021

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

3,396^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 30 pts since 2021

From top 43% (2021) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

559^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2023

From top 36% (2023) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Valere Public Schools

672^nd of 951Valere Public Schools among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3396 of 4627	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	3865 of 4651	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.6	2087 of 4710	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	1583 of 4647	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	1852 of 4581	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	1964 of 4578	57.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	79.5	448 of 4461	90.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	2086 of 4331	51.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	2455 of 2918	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1816 of 3668	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	1207 of 3556	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	629 of 3487	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	1796 of 3446	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	4118 of 4575	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	3365 of 3744	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	2808 of 4658	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2090 of 4588	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	761 of 4561	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	3158 of 4413	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	2903 of 3644	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	2066 of 4465	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	1071 of 4401	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	1355 of 4376	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	1471 of 4329	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	3570 of 4520	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	2940 of 3705	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	2163 of 4594	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	850 of 4521	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	882 of 4477	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	1191 of 4451	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	2344 of 4582	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	2650 of 3739	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	2299 of 4647	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	1394 of 4585	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	1927 of 4563	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	1951 of 4498	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	3542 of 3549	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	559 of 2335	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	681 of 2344	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	38.4	1457 of 2372	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	842 of 2330	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	285 of 1428	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	33.0	1242 of 1770	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	557 of 1720	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	345 of 2141	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	330 of 1731	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	1029 of 2119	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	548 of 2116	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	298 of 2253	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	234 of 1820	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	31.1	1663 of 2235	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	74.9	326 of 2251	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	399 of 2253	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	50.0	818 of 1818	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.2	1796 of 2246	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I50%-4 vs state

Reading48%-7 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

Social Studies22%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Promesa College Prep Brownsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1944 E Alton Gloor Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 295-7778	185	11	16.8	84.3%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.5	3396^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.6%		22.7	3865^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.9%	469							50.0		35.7	15.0	58.8	66.7	71.4	66.7	0.0	10.0	23.5	50.0	28.6		22.2	$13,876
Burns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1974 Alton Gloor Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8490	651	41	15.9	93.7%	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	629 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.9	872^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	81.2%		73.4	985^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%	113									75.0	59.6	50.6				55.8	75.6	84.0					$10,920
Idea Brownsville Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	702	36	19.7	81.8%	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	667 (95.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34.6	3115^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.7%		54.2	1896^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.2%	1219									40.4	43.6	58.0				23.1	44.8	35.3					$10,854
Paredes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Heritage Trl	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-5582	798	48	16.4	80.2%	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	770 (96.5%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.3	682^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	85.3%		90.9	341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	92.7%	341									57.6	64.6	72.2				61.1	69.1	71.4					$11,040
Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Avenida Rancho Viejo	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-4230	390	26	15.0	98.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	389 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3067^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.7%		45.4	2415^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.1%	652									52.5	44.7	45.8				42.5	38.3	29.2					$12,867
Breeden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 554-4730	511	36	14.1	83.6%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	1281^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.5	1362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.7%	81									50.8	64.2	70.1				52.5	40.3	59.1					$11,435
Jubilee Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1025 Main St	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 641-4150	545	34	16.1	87.3%	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	2766^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		30.6	3390^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%	624	40.0		0.0	0.0			27.0	62.2	47.7	32.3	47.8	51.1	47.4	35.1	59.1	45.2	42.6	19.2		22.8	35.1	$9,496
Idea Sports Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	571	30	19.3	92.3%	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	542 (94.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22	3942^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.8%		31.4	3343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	599	8.3	50.0	28.6	8.3	14.3	0.0			24.4	33.6	52.1				31.4	31.6	33.3					$13,115
Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 McAllen Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 350-3250	818	54	15.2	78.9%	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	801 (97.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.3	488^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.5%		90	369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%	119									60.6	69.1	81.7				57.9	71.7	81.0					$10,235
Pullam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Madrid Ave	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-3700	889	52	16.9	67.6%	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	862 (97.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.8	582^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	87.4%		91.6	313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.3%	269									78.3	61.6	64.3				74.5	70.7	68.8					$9,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Promesa College Prep Brownsville

What is the racial makeup of Promesa College Prep Brownsville?

Students at Promesa College Prep Brownsville are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Promesa College Prep Brownsville?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Promesa College Prep Brownsville.

What district is Promesa College Prep Brownsville in?

Valere Public Schools

Is Promesa College Prep Brownsville a good school?

Promesa College Prep Brownsville ranks 3396^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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