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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SAN BENITO H S this year?
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Enrollment
2,057
High
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879004426
San Benito High School
450 S WILLIAMS RD, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6500 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,057 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
1,668 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 723 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 691 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 641 | 31% |
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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 39.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 21.0% | 46.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 San Benito High School
San Benito High School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito High School this school | 2,057 | 81.1% | 28.0% |
| C C Winn High School EAGLE PASS | 1,878 | 81.7% | 47.9% |
| Veterans Memorial High School MISSION | 1,737 | 81.8% | 44.9% |
| Bel Air High School EL PASO | 1,866 | 83.3% | 61.9% |
| Edinburg North High School EDINBURG | 2,542 | 80.8% | 47.6% |
| Del Valle High School EL PASO | 1,798 | 83.4% | 57.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 San Benito High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,348 of 1,385 | #27 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #977 of 1,425 ▲ 300 | #20 of 27 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,180 of 1,425 ▲ 190 | #25 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #132 of 1,184 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,057 | #306 of 2,107 | #5 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #733 of 1,344 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.2% | #1,305 of 1,346 | #22 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #369 of 1,522 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #390 of 557 | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,057
-48 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,946
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 2,057 | 137.3 | 15.0:1 | 81% (1,668) |
| 2023-24 | 1,944 | 139.3 | 14.0:1 | 78% (1,508) |
| 2022-23 | 2,012 | 144.9 | 13.9:1 | 80% (1,613) |
| 2020-21 | 2,105 | 147 | 14.3:1 | 84% (1,771) |
| 2017-18 | 2,172 | 138.5 | 15.7:1 | 80% (1,738) |
| 2015-16 | 2,081 | 141 | 14.8:1 | 77% (1,612) |
| 2010-11 | 1,956 | 143 | 13.7:1 | 0% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 1,544 | 105 | 14.7:1 | 72% (1,110) |
| 1990-91 | 1,946 | 21 | 92.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Benito High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,172 to 2,057); teachers down 1% (138.5 to 137.3).
About San Benito High School
San Benito High School is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of SAN BENITO, Texas. Enrollment is 2,057 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 158% bigger than average.
San Benito High School belongs to SAN BENITO CISD, a district of 23 schools and 9,137 students.
About 99% of the student body at San Benito High School is Hispanic. That compares with about 89% Hispanic among all Cameron County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 2% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1 at San Benito High School, with 137.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 81%.
San Benito High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.1%. San Benito High School scores 28.0%.
Cameron County census figures show that the median household income is $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. There are 187 public schools in Cameron County, enrolling about 97,392 students in all.
The school nearest to San Benito High School is Driscoll Play and Learn Day Care San Benito Center, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, San Benito High School places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around San Benito High School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, San Benito High School enrolled 2,105; in 2024-25, 2,057.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in SAN BENITO CISD
- Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- San Benito Veterans Memorial AcademyHigh · 645 students
- Cash Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- San Benito Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- La Encantada Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Miller Jordan Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
Other schools in SAN BENITO
- South Texas ISD Rising Scholars AcademyMiddle · 781 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San BenitoHigh · 780 students
- Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- IDEA Academy San BenitoElementary · 685 students
- Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- San Benito Veterans Memorial AcademyHigh · 645 students
Nearby schools
- Driscoll Play and Learn Day Care San Benito Center0.2 mi · 22
- Berta Cabaza Middle School0.7 mi · 695
- Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 441
- Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito0.9 mi · 108
- South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy1.1 mi · 781
- Sullivan Environmental Science Academy1.1 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About San Benito High SchoolHow many students attend San Benito High School?
San Benito High School enrolls approximately 2,057 students in grades 09-12.
Is San Benito High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Benito High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at San Benito High School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at San Benito High School.
How diverse is San Benito High School?
San Benito High School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees San Benito High School?
San Benito High School is overseen by SAN BENITO CISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.