Enrollment
167
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMBASSADORS PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 480028411566
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy
5001 AVE U, GALVESTON, TX 77551 · (409) 762-1115 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
140 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 36.0% | 20.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 39.0% | 25.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 51.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ambassadors Preparatory Academy
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassadors Preparatory Academy this school | 167 | 83.8% | 55.8% |
| Ignite Community School - Beaumont BEAUMONT | 179 | 84.4% | 36.4% |
| Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy HOUSTON | 141 | 89.4% | 27.0% |
| Academy of Dallas DALLAS | 220 | 88.2% | 11.0% |
| Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center MISSOURI CITY | 218 | 84.4% | N/A |
| Dequeen Elementary School PORT ARTHUR | 232 | 92.2% | 22.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ambassadors Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,005 of 4,401 | #20 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #742 of 4,466 ▲ 446 | #11 of 45 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #364 of 4,466 ▲ 652 | #4 of 45 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #4,705 of 4,938 | #47 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #1,654 of 4,789 | #13 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.8% | #92 of 2,838 | #2 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
167
-79 (-32%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 167 | 16 | 10.4:1 | 84% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 17.8 | 9.1:1 | 88% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 18.8 | 9.0:1 | 89% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 99% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 81% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 82% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 63% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ambassadors Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (308 to 167); teachers down 31% (23 to 16).
About Ambassadors Preparatory Academy
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is a very small elementary school in Texas, with an address in GALVESTON. In all, 167 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. It has 68% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The student body at Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is 66% Black. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Federal data show 84% of students (140) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Galveston County is 27 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Ambassadors Preparatory Academy lands at A, ahead of 91% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is 37.9%. It actually posts 55.8%, which is 17.9 points higher and in the top 10% of Texas schools.
For Galveston County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,105 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Galveston County number 95, with about 62,767 students.
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy's closest public school neighbor is Burnet Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is ahead of the 36.5% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
The federal government classifies Ambassadors Preparatory Academy's location as City: Small. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ambassadors Preparatory Academy had a net loss of 79 students, or 32%.
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Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALVESTON
- Ball High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- WeisMiddle · 844 students
- Odyssey Academy - GalvestonCombined · 795 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Oppe Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
Nearby schools
- Burnet Elementary School0.4 mi · 562
- Odyssey Academy - Galveston0.7 mi · 795
- Aim College & Career Prep0.9 mi · 101
- Ball High School1.0 mi · 1,905
- Parker Elementary School1.3 mi · 436
- Weis1.4 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About Ambassadors Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ambassadors Preparatory Academy?
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ambassadors Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ambassadors Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is approximately 10.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ambassadors Preparatory Academy?
At Ambassadors Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 5% White, 24% Hispanic, 66% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ambassadors Preparatory Academy?
Ambassadors Preparatory Academy is overseen by AMBASSADORS PREPARATORY ACADEMY in Galveston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.