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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879004416
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy
705 ZARAGOZA ST, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6860 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
411 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 94 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 17.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy this school | 441 | 93.2% | 32.3% |
| Collins Garden Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 431 | 93.0% | 25.3% |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary School FORT WORTH | 443 | 93.7% | 28.8% |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School MISSION | 457 | 91.7% | 38.7% |
| Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 444 | 94.1% | 44.8% |
| Zavala Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 433 | 94.9% | 31.6% |
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 Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,450 of 4,401 | #87 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,181 of 4,466 ▼ 671 | #92 of 93 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,497 of 4,466 ▼ 143 | #83 of 93 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,827 of 3,998 | #51 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #3,115 of 4,938 | #53 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,265 of 4,622 | #54 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #4,190 of 4,628 | #29 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #714 of 4,789 | #36 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #1,832 of 2,838 | #49 of 64 |
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
441
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
+117% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 441 | 27.6 | 16.0:1 | 93% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 92% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 25.5 | 17.6:1 | 94% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 96% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 26.1 | 19.3:1 | 84% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 81% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 29 | 20.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 34 | 19.8:1 | 18% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 98 | 2.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (503 to 441); teachers up 6% (26.1 to 27.6).
About Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy is an elementary school located in SAN BENITO, Texas, in Cameron County. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 441 students.
SAN BENITO CISD is the district for Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy. It has 23 schools and 9,137 students.
Hispanic students make up 96% of enrollment at Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy. Smaller groups are 4% White. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.0:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 93% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 84% average among public schools in Cameron County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.3% and a predicted 33.9%.
Cameron County has about 426,120 residents, and the median household income is $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy, Cameron County has 186 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Roberts Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 32.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 441, a 7% decrease from 475 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Roberts Elementary School0.5 mi · 303
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- Driscoll Play and Learn Day Care San Benito Center0.9 mi · 22
- Cash Elementary School1.2 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Fred Booth Global Leadership AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy?
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy serve?
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy.
What is the student diversity at Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy are roughly 4% White, 96% Hispanic.
Is Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy public or private?
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN BENITO CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.