JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL

As a modestly sized elementary campus in SAN BENITO, Texas, JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL enrolls 271 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within SAN BENITO CISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL sits 48% below that benchmark.

Across the 23 schools in SAN BENITO CISD (9,137 students total), JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%); the rest breaks down as 3% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.6%, the actual is 33.5%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Cameron County shows median household earnings sit near $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. JUDGE OSCAR DE LA FUENTE EL's enrollment has fell 32% since 2018, when it stood at 398 (now 271). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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