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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879004420
La Encantada Elementary School
35001 FM 1577, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6760 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
17.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
455 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 | 103 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
2%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +48.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 48 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 36.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 La Encantada Elementary School
La Encantada Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Encantada Elementary School this school | 488 | 93.2% | 50.0% |
| Collier Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 485 | 94.0% | 25.4% |
| Escandon Elementary School MCALLEN | 478 | 93.9% | 41.8% |
| Delia Gonzalez Garcia Elementary School RIO GRANDE CITY | 487 | 92.2% | 85.3% |
| Golden Rule Charter School DALLAS | 490 | 94.5% | 36.0% |
| Narciso Cavazos MISSION | 471 | 94.3% | 36.7% |
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 La Encantada Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,437 of 4,401 | #29 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #516 of 4,466 ▲ 108 | #11 of 93 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,291 of 4,466 ▲ 255 | #22 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #626 of 3,998 | #12 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #2,650 of 4,938 | #45 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #4,037 of 4,622 | #83 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #4,464 of 4,628 | #79 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #711 of 4,789 | #35 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #507 of 1,307 | #8 of 22 |
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
488
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
+137% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 93% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 94% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 27.3 | 17.6:1 | 90% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 97% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 22.4 | 18.6:1 | 89% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 89% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 13% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 18 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Encantada Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (418 to 488); teachers up 25% (22.4 to 28).
About La Encantada Elementary School
La Encantada Elementary School is an elementary school in SAN BENITO, Texas, reachable at (956) 361-6760. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 488 students.
SAN BENITO CISD runs La Encantada Elementary School along with 22 other schools, enrolling 9,137 students in total.
The student body at La Encantada Elementary School is 99% Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 89%. La Encantada Elementary School's diversity index is 2%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.4:1. This ratio sits 2.3 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cameron County is 84%.
allk12 grades La Encantada Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
La Encantada Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 33.9%, so the school is 16.1 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In the county around the school, Cameron County, the median household income is $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 187 public schools in Cameron County, enrolling about 97,392 students in all.
La Paloma Elementary School is located about 2.8 miles from La Encantada Elementary School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 50.0% is above the 46.7% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 12% from 2020-21, when La Encantada Elementary School had 437 students, to 2024-25, when it had 488.
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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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Nearby schools
- La Paloma Elementary School2.8 mi · 474
- San Benito Riverside Middle School2.9 mi · 558
- Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School3.3 mi · 351
- Villa Nueva Elementary School4.2 mi · 346
- South Texas ISD Medical Professions4.8 mi · 820
- Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School5.8 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About La Encantada Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at La Encantada Elementary School?
La Encantada Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does La Encantada Elementary School serve?
La Encantada Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does La Encantada Elementary School have?
La Encantada Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Encantada Elementary School?
At La Encantada Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is La Encantada Elementary School public or private?
La Encantada Elementary School 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.