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What's the biggest difference between BENBROOK EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002398
BENBROOK EL
4026 BOLIN RD, HOUSTON, TX 77092 · (713) 613-2502 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
475 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp 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 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
-138 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 20.6:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
94%
was 92%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BENBROOK EL
Located at 4026 BOLIN RD, in HOUSTON, Texas, BENBROOK EL is a mid-sized elementary school that teaches 481 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by HOUSTON ISD.
HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; BENBROOK EL is among them.
Demographically, BENBROOK EL records that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BENBROOK EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.8%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +6.2 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), BENBROOK EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SCARBOROUGH H S, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BENBROOK EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.5%.
BENBROOK EL operates from a high-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 619 students in 2018 compared to 481 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- SCARBOROUGH H S0.6 mi · 691
- WAINWRIGHT EL0.8 mi · 382
- THE LION LANE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 268
- CLIFTON MIDDLE1.1 mi · 363
- LANDRUM MIDDLE1.1 mi · 698
- SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS VISUAL & PERF ARTS ACAD1.2 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About BENBROOK ELHow many students attend BENBROOK EL?
BENBROOK EL enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BENBROOK EL serve?
BENBROOK EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BENBROOK EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BENBROOK EL is approximately 16.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BENBROOK EL?
Student demographics at BENBROOK EL are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees BENBROOK EL?
BENBROOK EL is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.