LAS YESCAS EL

As an intimate K-5 school in SAN BENITO, Texas, LAS YESCAS EL hosts 354 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under LOS FRESNOS CISD. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 519.

LOS FRESNOS CISD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 10,357 students. LAS YESCAS EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, LAS YESCAS EL logs that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, LAS YESCAS EL lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LAS YESCAS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at LAS YESCAS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, LAS YESCAS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate 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%. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which LAS YESCAS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RIO HONDO MIDDLE, around 3.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LAS YESCAS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAS YESCAS EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

LAS YESCAS EL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAS YESCAS EL has decreased 19%, going from 439 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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