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Ambassadors Preparatory Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

5001 Ave U, Galveston, TX 77551 · (409) 762-1115

Galveston’s School Grade C better than 32% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
167
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Ambassadors Preparatory Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 32.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5001 Ave U, Galveston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten14
Grade 115
Grade 219
Grade 313
Grade 410
Grade 521
Grade 626
Grade 711
Grade 812
Enrollment over time
246’20
190’21
170’22
162’23
167’24

Down 32.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 66%Hispanic 24%White 5%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ambassadors Preparatory Academy from Galveston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Galveston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.