Enrollment
61
Elementary
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENAVIDES ISD·NCES 489913005628
Benavides Elementary School
106 W SCHOOL ST, BENAVIDES, TX 78341 · (361) 256-3030 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
7.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
54 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 8 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 13% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Benavides Elementary School→Benavides Secondary
Based on grade levels within BENAVIDES ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
25.0%
TX avg 53.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
6.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 6.0% | 32.0% | 62.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 6.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Benavides Elementary School
Benavides Elementary School's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Elementary School this school | 61 | 88.5% | 18.9% |
| Leonel Castillo Early Childhood STEM Academy HOUSTON | 69 | 87.0% | N/A |
| Benavides Elementary School SAN YGNACIO | 51 | 86.3% | 39.8% |
| Encinal Elementary School ENCINAL | 74 | 85.1% | 28.7% |
| Premont Montessori Academy PREMONT | 50 | 96.0% | N/A |
| San Perlita Elementary School SAN PERLITA | 80 | 88.8% | 58.1% |
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 Benavides Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61 | #4,875 of 4,938 |
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
61
-62 (-50%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 61 | 8.6 | 7.1:1 | 89% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 8.6 | 11.1:1 | 84% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 8.5 | 8.3:1 | 90% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | 89% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 16 | 11.0:1 | 85% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 88% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 83% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 89% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benavides Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 65% (175 to 61); teachers down 46% (16 to 8.6).
About Benavides Elementary School
Among the schools in BENAVIDES, Texas, is Benavides Elementary School, a very small elementary school. There are 61 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 88% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, BENAVIDES ISD, operates 2 schools serving 148 students.
By race and ethnicity, Benavides Elementary School is 95% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 13 points above the 82% share among Duval County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
With 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 7.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 89% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Duval County is close, at 88%.
Benavides Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of Texas public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Benavides Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.9% is 16.9 points below the 35.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Duval County, where median household income comes to about $49,038, roughly 7% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Duval County's 10 public schools enroll about 2,346 students and include Benavides Elementary School.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Benavides Secondary, is the closest to Benavides Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Benavides Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Benavides Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 123 students and the 2024-25 count was 61. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 7.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,742
Census ACS
Median income
$49,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,346 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BENAVIDES ISD
- Benavides SecondaryHigh · 87 students
- Bright Scholar - DesotoElementary
- Bright Scholar - DuncanvilleElementary
- Bright Scholar - Helen of TroyElementary
- Bright Scholar - Park RidgeElementary
- El Paso Early Learning Language AcademyElementary
Other schools in BENAVIDES
- Benavides SecondaryHigh · 87 students
- Tripoint Academy SaElementary
Other Benavides Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Benavides Elementary. Benavides Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Benavides Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 818 students
- Benavides Elementary SchoolSAN YGNACIO, TX · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Benavides Secondary0.7 mi · 87
- San Diego High School14.7 mi · 446
- Bernarda Jaime Junior High School15.2 mi · 319
- Collins-Parr Elementary School15.4 mi · 688
- Ramirez Elementary School17.1 mi · 36
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School20.4 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Benavides Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Benavides Elementary School?
Benavides Elementary School enrolls approximately 61 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Benavides Elementary School serve?
Benavides Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Benavides Elementary School have?
Benavides Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
How diverse is Benavides Elementary School?
Benavides Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 95% Hispanic.
Is Benavides Elementary School public or private?
Benavides Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BENAVIDES ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.