Enrollment
117
Middle
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879022947
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
2115 N WILLIAMS RD, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6100 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
82 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
70.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
About COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is a rural-scale middle school in SAN BENITO, Texas, overseen by SAN BENITO CISD. The school instructs 117 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 82% below typical.
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is one of 23 schools operated by SAN BENITO CISD, a district that caters to 9,137 students overall.
On demographics, COLLEGIATE ACADEMY lists that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Cameron County as a whole is about 89% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cameron County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COLLEGIATE ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 50.4%.
Around the school, Cameron County reports that median household earnings sit near $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.
SAN BENITO VETERANS MEMORIAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLLEGIATE ACADEMY at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 53.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
On this page, members of the COLLEGIATE ACADEMY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
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- SAN BENITO H SHigh · 2,057 students
- BERTA CABAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 695 students
- SAN BENITO VETERANS MEMORIAL ACADEMYHigh · 645 students
- CASH ELElementary · 611 students
- SAN BENITO RIVERSIDE MIDDLEMiddle · 558 students
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Other schools in SAN BENITO
- SAN BENITO H SHigh · 2,057 students
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- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN BENITOHigh · 780 students
- BERTA CABAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 695 students
- IDEA ACADEMY SAN BENITOElementary · 685 students
- LIBERTY MEMORIAL MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
Nearby schools
- SAN BENITO VETERANS MEMORIAL ACADEMY0.0 mi · 645
- GREYHOUNDS ONLINE ACADEMY0.0 mi · 76
- IDEA ACADEMY SAN BENITO1.1 mi · 685
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN BENITO1.1 mi · 780
- TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-SAN BENITO1.3 mi · 108
- CAMERON CO J J A E P1.4 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About COLLEGIATE ACADEMYHow many students attend COLLEGIATE ACADEMY?
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 117 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does COLLEGIATE ACADEMY serve?
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at COLLEGIATE ACADEMY?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COLLEGIATE ACADEMY?
At COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is COLLEGIATE ACADEMY public or private?
COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN BENITO CISD.
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