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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BENTLEY EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
823
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658013542
BENTLEY EL
9910 FM 359, RICHMOND, TX 77406 · (832) 223-4900 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
297 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
77.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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
823
+169 (+26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.4:1
% White
28%
was 39%
% Hispanic
28%
was 24%
% Black
27%
was 22%
% Asian
12%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BENTLEY EL
BENTLEY EL is a K-5 school of sprawling scale in RICHMOND, Texas, overseen by LAMAR CISD, works with 823 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so BENTLEY EL sits 59% above that benchmark.
LAMAR CISD runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 46,786 students. BENTLEY EL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, BENTLEY EL lists that 28% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at BENTLEY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BENTLEY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.1%; this one delivers 66.5%.
In the broader community, census data for Fort Bend County shows the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which BENTLEY EL is one.
The closest other public school is TERRELL EL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BENTLEY EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 80.1%.
BENTLEY EL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BENTLEY EL has climbed 26%, going from 654 students in 2018 to 823 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR CISD
- FULSHEAR H SHigh · 3,401 students
- DEAN LEAMAN JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- FOSTER H SHigh · 2,747 students
- GEORGE RANCH H SHigh · 2,337 students
- BRISCOE JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- DR THOMAS E RANDLE H SHigh · 1,966 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- WILLIAM B TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,114 students
- FOSTER H SHigh · 2,747 students
- GEORGE BUSH H SHigh · 2,428 students
- GEORGE RANCH H SHigh · 2,337 students
- BRISCOE JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- DR THOMAS E RANDLE H SHigh · 1,966 students
Nearby schools
- TERRELL EL1.0 mi · 578
- CAMPBELL EL2.6 mi · 1,173
- JOE HUBENAK EL2.6 mi · 1,179
- STANLEY C STANLEY EL2.6 mi · 835
- JAMES E RANDOLPH EL2.8 mi · 995
- SEVEN LAKES H S3.2 mi · 3,773
Frequently asked questions
About BENTLEY ELWhat is the total enrollment at BENTLEY EL?
BENTLEY EL enrolls approximately 823 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BENTLEY EL serve?
BENTLEY EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BENTLEY EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BENTLEY EL is approximately 17.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BENTLEY EL?
Student demographics at BENTLEY EL are roughly 28% White, 28% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BENTLEY EL public or private?
BENTLEY EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAMAR CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.