La Promesa

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Houston, Texas

La Promesa in Houston, Texas enrolled 448 students in 2024-25 with 35.7 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%).

Enrollment rose 76% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 80%

254 students in 2022-23, 340 students in 2023-24, 448 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.8 to 35.7.

Students enrolled at La Promesa by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-232542023-243402024-25448
Students enrolled at La Promesa by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-232542023-243402024-25448
Students enrolled at La Promesa by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-232542023-243402024-25448
Students enrolled at La Promesa by school year2022-23: 254, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-232542023-243402024-25448
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325419.812.8
2023-2434032.310.5
2024-2544835.712.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; La Promesa 12.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLa Promesa 12.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; La Promesa 12.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLa Promesa 12.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; La Promesa 12.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLa Promesa 12.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; La Promesa 12.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLa Promesa 12.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 150 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection La Promesa enrolled 150 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 150 of the 150 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent31.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.5% of students were Hispanic, 0.7% Black, 0.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic97.5%
  2. Black0.7%
  3. Asian0.7%
  4. Two or more races0.4%
  5. American Indian0.4%
  6. White0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at La Promesa scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math65‑69%22% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Houston

147 public high schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Shore Senior High4,28416.185.7%
Elsik High School4,05717.872.4%
Summer Creek High School3,97218.739.3%
Hastings High School3,78614.175.3%
C E King High School3,71617.670.0%
Dobie High School3,69216.063.8%
Macarthur High School3,50117.484.9%
Klein Forest High School3,41814.371.7%

All public schools in Houston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about La Promesa

  1. Aldine High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 2,481 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Blanson Cte High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 1,258 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare La Promesa with Aldine High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Aldine ISD spends per student$13,268 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,268
  5. The largest public schools in TexasLa Promesa is the number 959 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#959 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.12.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about La Promesa

  1. How many students attend La Promesa?
    448 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 254 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Houston, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at La Promesa?
    12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is La Promesa a Title I school?
    La Promesa ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at La Promesa do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at La Promesa scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is La Promesa in?
    Aldine ISD, NCES district ID 4807710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480771014249 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22