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What's the most underrated thing about S Ben Benavidez Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARLIER UNIFIED·NCES 062991010783
S Ben Benavidez Elementary
13900 Tuolumne St., Parlier, CA 93648 · (559) 646-2963 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
391 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 17.0% | 29.3% | 41.3% |
| Math | 11.9% | 15.0% | 24.6% | 48.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 23.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.4% | 22.5% |
| 2021-22 | 26.2% | 14.3% |
| 2020-21 | 21.5% | 11.6% |
| 2018-19 | 29.9% | 30.6% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 25.7% |
| 2016-17 | 27.6% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 S Ben Benavidez Elementary
S Ben Benavidez Elementary's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Ben Benavidez Elementary this school | 409 | 95.6% | 28.7% |
| Heroes Elementary Santa Ana | 396 | 95.7% | 27.0% |
| Independence Elementary South Gate | 418 | 94.7% | 36.8% |
| Mathew J Brletic Elementary Parlier | 407 | 95.3% | 22.5% |
| Lowell Elementary Santa Ana | 426 | 95.1% | 13.4% |
| Liberty Boulevard Elementary South Gate | 410 | 96.8% | 35.4% |
Matched among California 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 S Ben Benavidez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #3,670 of 5,151 | #131 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,547 of 5,172 ▲ 233 | #119 of 185 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #4,050 of 5,172 ▼ 547 | #143 of 185 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #931 of 5,116 | #51 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #3,581 of 5,915 | #149 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,765 of 5,352 | #129 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.4% | #5,317 of 5,354 | #189 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #368 of 5,625 | #25 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #907 of 3,837 | #12 of 135 |
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
409
-159 (-28%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 409 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 96% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 19 | 22.8:1 | 93% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 95% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 91% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 21 | 25.9:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 21 | 26.6:1 | 97% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | N/A | N/A | 99% (483) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S Ben Benavidez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (545 to 409); teachers down 14% (21 to 18).
About S Ben Benavidez Elementary
S Ben Benavidez Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Parlier, California. In all, 409 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.
The district, Parlier Unified, has 3,206 students enrolled across 7 schools.
At S Ben Benavidez Elementary, 99% of students are Hispanic. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 96% of the student body. Public schools in Fresno County average 75%.
Among California public elementary schools, S Ben Benavidez Elementary outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 23.5% for a school in California with S Ben Benavidez Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. S Ben Benavidez Elementary posts 28.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fresno County show that median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 368, with about 206,072 students.
Parlier Junior High sits about 0.3 miles from S Ben Benavidez Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 28.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 568 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 409 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 24.7:1 to 22.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about S Ben Benavidez Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parlier Unified
- Parlier HighHigh · 901 students
- Parlier Junior HighMiddle · 566 students
- Cesar E Chavez ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- John C Martinez ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Mathew J Brletic ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- San Joaquin Valley HighHigh · 50 students
Other schools in Parlier
- Parlier HighHigh · 901 students
- Parlier Junior HighMiddle · 566 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Cesar E Chavez ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- John C Martinez ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Mathew J Brletic ElementaryElementary · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Parlier Junior High0.3 mi · 566
- Mathew J Brletic Elementary0.8 mi · 407
- John C Martinez Elementary0.8 mi · 434
- San Joaquin Valley High0.8 mi · 50
- Cesar E Chavez Elementary0.9 mi · 439
- Parlier High0.9 mi · 901
Frequently asked questions
About S Ben Benavidez ElementaryHow many students attend S Ben Benavidez Elementary?
S Ben Benavidez Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does S Ben Benavidez Elementary serve?
S Ben Benavidez Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at S Ben Benavidez Elementary?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at S Ben Benavidez Elementary.
What is the student diversity at S Ben Benavidez Elementary?
Student demographics at S Ben Benavidez Elementary are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is S Ben Benavidez Elementary public or private?
S Ben Benavidez Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parlier Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.