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Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

5503 El Camino Del Rey, Houston, TX 77081 · (713) 349-9945

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

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Students
524
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

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5503 El Camino Del Rey, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K95
Kindergarten82
Grade 172
Grade 270
Grade 371
Grade 461
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
502’20
560’21
391’22
484’23
524’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%Black 1%White <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School from Houston 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; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.