Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879012468
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School
33356 FM 732, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 276-5055 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- B+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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
330 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 53 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +46.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 46 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 23.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School this school | 351 | 94.0% | 39.6% |
| Valley View South Elementary School HIDALGO | 353 | 94.1% | 62.3% |
| Santiago Garcia Elementary School EDCOUCH | 358 | 93.0% | 23.1% |
| Wilson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 359 | 92.8% | 41.5% |
| Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy PREMONT | 357 | 95.2% | 24.4% |
| Hart Elementary School EL PASO | 343 | 95.6% | 20.3% |
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 Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,638 of 4,401 | #69 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,541 of 4,466 ▲ 209 | #46 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,400 of 4,466 ▼ 756 | #82 of 93 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,093 of 3,998 | #26 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #3,869 of 4,938 | #74 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,250 of 4,622 | #5 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.2% | #4,456 of 4,628 | #76 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #631 of 4,789 | #31 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #1,376 of 2,838 | #37 of 64 |
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
351
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 351 | 25.7 | 13.7:1 | 94% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 23.3 | 15.3:1 | 96% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 22.2 | 17.3:1 | 94% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 93% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 23.7 | 18.0:1 | 90% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 88% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (426 to 351); teachers up 8% (23.7 to 25.7).
About Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School is an elementary school located in SAN BENITO, Texas, in Cameron County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 351 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 32% lower.
SAN BENITO CISD has 23 schools and 9,137 students, and Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School, with 99% of enrollment. That compares with about 89% Hispanic among all Cameron County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 94% of enrollment. It compares with 84% for public schools in Cameron County.
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.6% and a predicted 33.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cameron County, median household income is about $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School is among the 187 public schools in Cameron County.
Nearby, La Paloma Elementary School is about 2.4 miles away. Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School at 4th of 8.
The federal government classifies Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 351 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 383. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.7:1, from 16.6:1.
Community posts for Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School?
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School serve?
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School?
Student demographics at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School in?
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School is part of SAN BENITO CISD.
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