Enrollment
51
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZAPATA COUNTY ISD·NCES 484671005349
Benavides Elementary School
307 LINCOLN ST, SAN YGNACIO, TX 78067 · (956) 765-5611 · Zapata County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
8.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
44 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 | 3 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 14% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
Based on grade levels within ZAPATA COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +72.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 72 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 39.0% | 28.0% | 0.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Benavides Elementary School
Benavides Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Elementary School this school | 51 | 86.3% | 39.8% |
| Benavides Elementary School BENAVIDES | 61 | 88.5% | 18.9% |
| Leonel Castillo Early Childhood STEM Academy HOUSTON | 69 | 87.0% | N/A |
| 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 | 51 | #4,884 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
51
-24 (-32%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 51 | 6 | 8.5:1 | 86% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 5.8 | 10.6:1 | 92% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 6 | 10.2:1 | 89% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 75 | 5 | 15.0:1 | 92% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 6 | 15.0:1 | 83% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 87% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 92 | 8 | 11.5:1 | 86% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 104 | 9 | 11.6:1 | 88% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benavides Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (90 to 51); teachers unchanged (6 to 6).
About Benavides Elementary School
Benavides Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school in SAN YGNACIO, Texas. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 51 students. It has 90% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
ZAPATA COUNTY ISD runs 6 schools with a combined 3,290 students. Benavides Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 100% of students at Benavides Elementary School are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Benavides Elementary School scores 0%.
The school's 6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. At Benavides Elementary School, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Zapata County average a similar 89%.
On the allk12 Grade, Benavides Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Texas public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Zapata County show that the median household earns about $39,239 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 36% of people live in poverty. Zapata County has 6 public schools with about 3,290 students, including Benavides Elementary School.
A public school about 13.6 miles away, Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School, is the closest to Benavides Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 39.8% is below the 44.3% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Benavides Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Benavides Elementary School enrolled 75 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 51. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.0:1 to 8.5:1.
People who know Benavides Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Zapata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,841
Census ACS
Median income
$39,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
36%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,290 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ZAPATA COUNTY ISD
- Zapata High SchoolHigh · 1,065 students
- Zapata Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Zapata North Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Zapata South Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other Benavides Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Benavides Elementary. Benavides Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Benavides Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 818 students
- Benavides Elementary SchoolBENAVIDES, TX · 61 students
Nearby schools
- Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School13.6 mi · 445
- Zapata North Elementary School13.7 mi · 571
- Zapata Middle School13.7 mi · 730
- Zapata High School14.3 mi · 1,065
- Zapata South Elementary School14.6 mi · 428
- Kennedy Zapata Elementary School20.2 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Benavides Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Benavides Elementary School?
Benavides Elementary School enrolls approximately 51 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Benavides Elementary School serve?
Benavides Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benavides Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benavides Elementary School is approximately 8.5:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Benavides Elementary School?
Student demographics at Benavides Elementary School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is Benavides Elementary School in?
Benavides Elementary School is part of ZAPATA COUNTY ISD.
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