RANGERVILLE EL

Set in SAN BENITO, Texas, RANGERVILLE EL is a tiny elementary-level community, overseen by SAN BENITO CISD. It teaches 203 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so RANGERVILLE EL sits 61% smaller than that benchmark.

Within SAN BENITO CISD, which oversees 23 schools and 9,137 students, RANGERVILLE EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, RANGERVILLE EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, RANGERVILLE EL reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RANGERVILLE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

In the area at large, 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%. RANGERVILLE EL is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

The closest other public school is RGV YOUTH RECOVERY HOME, roughly 2.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, RANGERVILLE EL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. RANGERVILLE EL's enrollment has ticked down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 203). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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