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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071021238
BENITO MARTINEZ EL
2640 ROBERT WYNN, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-8000 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
358 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 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 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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
470
-118 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.2:1
% White
4%
was 4%
% Hispanic
93%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BENITO MARTINEZ EL
Located at 2640 ROBERT WYNN, in EL PASO, Texas, BENITO MARTINEZ EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community that teaches 470 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by SOCORRO ISD.
Within SOCORRO ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 46,668 students, BENITO MARTINEZ EL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, BENITO MARTINEZ EL logs that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 76% of students at BENITO MARTINEZ EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, BENITO MARTINEZ EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 47.0%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. BENITO MARTINEZ EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
The closest other public school is MONTWOOD MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BENITO MARTINEZ EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BENITO MARTINEZ EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.5%.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BENITO MARTINEZ EL has decreased 20%, going from 588 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the BENITO MARTINEZ EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOCORRO ISD
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- MONTWOOD MIDDLE0.5 mi · 597
- ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL0.5 mi · 616
- O'SHEA KELEHER WHOLE CHILD ACADEMY0.8 mi · 672
- WILLIAM D SLIDER MIDDLE0.9 mi · 627
- BILL SYBERT SCHOOL1.0 mi · 748
- MONTWOOD H S1.1 mi · 2,499
Frequently asked questions
About BENITO MARTINEZ ELHow large is BENITO MARTINEZ EL?
BENITO MARTINEZ EL enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
Is BENITO MARTINEZ EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BENITO MARTINEZ EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BENITO MARTINEZ EL?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at BENITO MARTINEZ EL.
What is the student diversity at BENITO MARTINEZ EL?
Student demographics at BENITO MARTINEZ EL are roughly 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BENITO MARTINEZ EL in?
BENITO MARTINEZ EL is part of SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.