BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE

BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE is a middle school of medium-sized scale in SAN BENITO, Texas, part of SAN BENITO CISD, serveing 695 students in grades 6 through 8.

SAN BENITO CISD comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 9,137 students; BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). The wider county runs roughly 89% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 37.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Cameron County reports that median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH TEXAS ISD RISING SCHOLARS ACADEMY, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. BERTA CABAZA MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 851 (now 695).

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