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Promesa College Prep Brownsville

Q: Is Promesa College Prep Brownsville a good school?

Promesa College Prep Brownsville ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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

3865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Promesa College Prep Brownsville is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Brownsville, Texas, with 193 students. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with its ranking among Texas elementary schools fluctuating between the bottom half and top quartile in recent years. While the school has seen some strong results for certain student subgroups, such as female and English language learner students, its overall academic performance on STAAR tests lags behind the Valere Public Schools district and the state of Texas averages.

Promesa College Prep Brownsville's dropout rates have ranged from 0% to 2.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has declined from around $15,600 in 2018-2019 to $10,100 in 2020-2021, which is lower than the state average. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7-15.0, better than the state average.

Interestingly, several nearby public schools, such as Benavides Elementary, Pullam Elementary, and Paredes Elementary, have significantly outperformed Promesa College Prep Brownsville on STAAR tests and have higher overall rankings, suggesting that students in the Brownsville area may have access to higher-quality educational options.

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 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

Texas avg46%

Elementary school

3,865^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 40 pts since 2021

From top 43% (2021) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

681^st of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From top 36% (2023) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

720^th of 961Valere 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
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
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
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
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
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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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 (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

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

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

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

Male (2025)55th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Reading45%-9 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

Social Studies17%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 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%)	22.7	3865^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.9%		51.6	2087^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.7%	1778								100.0		31.8	41.7	38.9	45.5	60.0	100.0	4.6	25.0	33.3	36.4	60.0		22.2	83.3	16.7	$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%)	73.4	985^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%		73.6	1004^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.7%	19		0.0			0.0					61.3	40.0	59.7				53.8	70.9	84.3				61.1			$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%)	54.2	1896^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.2%		54.6	1904^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.6%	8	0.0			0.0						40.3	54.8	67.0				29.7	52.4	51.7				34.5			$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%)	90.9	341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	92.7%		82.1	678^th of 4710 public elementary schools	85.6%	337										67.0	72.5	83.5				61.7	68.7	85.4				56.2			$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%)	45.4	2415^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.1%		45.7	2466^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.6%	51										47.5	47.2	49.2				45.0	49.1	43.1				23.1			$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%)	64.5	1362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.7%		65	1348^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.4%	14										54.7	59.3	63.4				32.8	52.4	63.4				37.1			$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%)	30.6	3390^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.9	3657^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.4%	267			0.0			0.0	20.0	14.3	54.3	38.1	28.9	48.9	48.4	25.0	45.7	15.9	38.5	41.7	21.0		5.6	33.3		17.1	$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%)	31.4	3343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%		52	2055^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.4%	1288										35.7	47.3	44.6				34.8	39.3	34.8				17.1			$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%)	90	369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.3	437^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.7%	68										68.0	72.6	78.3				64.0	75.2	78.5				47.3			$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%)	91.6	313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.3%		93.8	224^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.2%	89										65.5	74.6	78.4				67.6	77.0	74.1				58.7			$9,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Promesa College Prep Brownsville

What district is Promesa College Prep Brownsville in?

Valere Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Promesa College Prep Brownsville?

Students at Promesa College Prep Brownsville are 99% Hispanic.

Is Promesa College Prep Brownsville a good school?

Promesa College Prep Brownsville ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Promesa College Prep Brownsville?

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

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