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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BENTLEY EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
823
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658013542
Bentley Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 56.0% | 25.0% | 13.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 37.0% | 16.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 81.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 →
Schools most like Bentley Elementary School
Bentley Elementary School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Elementary School this school | 823 | 36.1% | 69.8% |
| Copper Creek Elementary School FORT WORTH | 702 | 38.0% | 41.6% |
| Kuehnle Elementary School KLEIN | 687 | 39.9% | 62.0% |
| Fall Creek Elementary School HUMBLE | 761 | 31.1% | 57.0% |
| Sandbrock Ranch Elementary School AUBREY | 799 | 30.3% | 44.0% |
| Berkshire Elementary School FORT WORTH | 688 | 38.4% | 37.1% |
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 Bentley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #319 of 4,401 | #30 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #381 of 4,466 ▼ 70 | #34 of 113 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #231 of 4,466 ▲ 4 | #25 of 113 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,428 of 3,998 | #54 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #375 of 4,938 | #39 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #4,029 of 4,622 | #98 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #106 of 4,628 | #17 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #4,072 of 4,789 | #76 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #307 of 1,307 | #14 of 34 |
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
823
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 823 | 47.4 | 17.4:1 | 36% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 1,218 | 65.3 | 18.7:1 | 43% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 1,135 | 61.2 | 18.6:1 | 39% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 846 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 31% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 42.5 | 15.4:1 | 17% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bentley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (654 to 823); teachers up 11% (42.5 to 47.4).
About Bentley Elementary School
Bentley Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in RICHMOND, Texas. Total enrollment is 823 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
Bentley Elementary School sits within LAMAR CISD, which has 49 schools and 46,786 students.
White students make up 28% of enrollment at Bentley Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Bentley Elementary School is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 17.4:1 is based on 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%.
Test results at Bentley Elementary School are 11.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.8% actual, 58.3% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Fort Bend County show that median household income comes to about $114,041, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Fort Bend County counts 217 public schools with about 191,372 students.
Bentley Elementary School's nearest public school is Terrell Elementary School (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 79.5%; Bentley Elementary School's is 69.8%, ranking 8th of 9.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 823, from 846 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Bentley Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Dean Leaman JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Other Bentley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bentley Elementary. Bentley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- BENTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 903 students
- Bentley Elementary SchoolCANTON, MI · 479 students
- Bentley Elementary SchoolNew Lenox, IL · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Terrell Elementary School1.0 mi · 578
- Campbell Elementary School2.6 mi · 1,173
- Joe Hubenak Elementary School2.6 mi · 1,179
- Stanley C Stanley Elementary School2.6 mi · 835
- James E Randolph Elementary School2.8 mi · 995
- Seven Lakes High School3.2 mi · 3,773
Frequently asked questions
About Bentley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bentley Elementary School?
Bentley Elementary School enrolls approximately 823 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bentley Elementary School serve?
Bentley Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bentley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bentley Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bentley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bentley Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 28% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bentley Elementary School public or private?
Bentley Elementary School 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.