Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613005881
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School
1882 EL PINTO RD, SULLIVAN CITY, TX 78595 · (956) 323-2360 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
12.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
255 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 30.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Rosendo Benavides Elementary School
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosendo Benavides Elementary School this school | 267 | 95.5% | 32.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School HARLINGEN | 259 | 94.2% | 27.1% |
| Stafford Center SAN ANTONIO | 255 | 96.1% | N/A |
| Lamar Elementary School EL PASO | 265 | 94.7% | 44.8% |
| Roosevelt Dual Language Academy SAN ANTONIO | 282 | 97.2% | 29.5% |
| Zavala Elementary School EL PASO | 253 | 96.4% | 35.0% |
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 Rosendo Benavides Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #3,428 of 4,401 | #163 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,670 of 4,466 ▼ 89 | #170 of 183 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,685 of 4,466 ▼ 253 | #162 of 183 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,220 of 3,998 | #107 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #4,371 of 4,938 | #181 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #659 of 4,622 | #7 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,606 of 4,628 | #174 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #438 of 4,789 | #39 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.3% | #363 of 2,838 | #20 of 128 |
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
267
-105 (-28%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 267 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 96% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 20.8 | 11.9:1 | 98% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 24.5 | 11.6:1 | 96% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 94% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 94% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 95% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 91% (770) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 45 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosendo Benavides Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (400 to 267); teachers down 28% (29 to 21).
About Rosendo Benavides Elementary School
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is a public elementary school run by LA JOYA ISD in SULLIVAN CITY, Texas. The school reports 267 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 49% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
LA JOYA ISD counts 22,942 students in its 36 schools, and Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is one of them.
At Rosendo Benavides Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 100% of the student body. Among people living in Hidalgo County, the Hispanic share is about 92%. Rosendo Benavides Elementary School has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1 at Rosendo Benavides Elementary School, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 96% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is 85%.
The allk12 Grade for Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.9%. Rosendo Benavides Elementary School scores 32.5%.
Across Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is among the 364 public schools in Hidalgo County.
The school nearest to Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is Sam Fordyce Elementary School, at a distance of about 2.6 miles. Within ten miles of Rosendo Benavides Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rosendo Benavides Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 372 to 267 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA JOYA ISD
- La Joya High SchoolHigh · 2,405 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Ann Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in SULLIVAN CITY
- Sam Fordyce Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Sam Fordyce Elementary School2.6 mi · 356
- Grulla Elementary School5.1 mi · 414
- Alto Bonito Elementary School5.1 mi · 588
- Grulla Middle School6.0 mi · 632
- Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School6.2 mi · 471
- Jimmy Carter Early College High School6.2 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Rosendo Benavides Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rosendo Benavides Elementary School?
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rosendo Benavides Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosendo Benavides Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rosendo Benavides Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rosendo Benavides Elementary School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is Rosendo Benavides Elementary School in?
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is part of LA JOYA ISD.
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