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.