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Las Americas

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8Alternative Education School

6501 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77074 · (713) 773-5300 · Part of Houston Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
111
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Las Americas

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 31.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts2%
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 ↗

6501 Bellaire Blvd, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 630
Grade 730
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
161’20
244’21
230’22
213’23
111’24

Down 31.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 85%Asian 9%Black 4%White 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Las Americas from Houston families.

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The district →
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Pilgrim Academy
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1,233 students18:1
West University El
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Emerson El
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990 students20:1
Oak Forest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A
950 students18:1
Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
940 students15:1

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.