ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL

ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL is a tight-knit elementary campus in SULLIVAN CITY, Texas, operated by LA JOYA ISD. The school enrolls 267 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 36 schools in LA JOYA ISD (22,942 students total), ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.2%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SAM FORDYCE EL, around 2.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 33%: 400 students in 2018 compared to 267 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.