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Enrollment
645
High
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879008722
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy
2115 N WILLIAMS RD, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 276-6000 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–09HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
535 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 | 645 | 100% |
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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 46.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 18.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Veterans Memorial Academy
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy this school | 645 | 82.9% | 44.9% |
| IDEA College Prep Weslaco WESLACO | 728 | 84.6% | 41.9% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito SAN BENITO | 780 | 82.4% | 59.6% |
| Clint High School CLINT | 747 | 81.8% | 53.3% |
| IDEA Owassa College Preparatory PHARR | 689 | 84.3% | 46.1% |
| IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory EDINBURG | 795 | 83.0% | 52.2% |
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 Veterans Memorial Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,000 of 1,385 | #20 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,101 of 1,425 ▲ 59 | #23 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #919 of 1,425 ▼ 253 | #18 of 27 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #451 of 1,184 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #781 of 2,107 | #18 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #380 of 1,344 | #5 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.5% | #1,302 of 1,346 | #20 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #343 of 1,522 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #155 of 557 | #8 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
645
-85 (-12%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 645 | 50.7 | 12.7:1 | 83% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 48.7 | 14.2:1 | 81% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 48.8 | 15.0:1 | 85% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 86% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 52.3 | 14.7:1 | 85% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 869 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 80% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 53 | 14.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 66% (362) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (766 to 645); teachers down 3% (52.3 to 50.7).
About San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy serves students in SAN BENITO, Texas, as a small high school. It offers grade 9 and has 645 students enrolled.
Across its 23 schools, SAN BENITO CISD enrolls 9,137 students. San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 99% of those enrolled at San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cameron County's population at about 89%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy reports a ratio of 12.7 students per teacher, from 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy, 83% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cameron County is similar, at 84%.
On the allk12 Grade, San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Texas public high schools.
A school with San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 38.3%. San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy scores 44.9%, 6.6 points above that line.
In Cameron County, home to about 426,120 people, median household income comes to about $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. There are 187 public schools in the county, enrolling about 97,392, San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy among them.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Greyhounds Online Academy, is the closest to San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 44.9% is below the 53.5% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 645, down from 730 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
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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
- San Benito High SchoolHigh · 2,057 students
- Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 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
- San Benito High SchoolHigh · 2,057 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Greyhounds Online Academy0.0 mi · 76
- Collegiate Academy0.0 mi · 117
- IDEA Academy San Benito1.1 mi · 685
- IDEA College Preparatory San Benito1.1 mi · 780
- Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito1.3 mi · 108
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program1.4 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About San Benito Veterans Memorial AcademyHow many students attend San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy?
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 09-09.
What age range does San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy serve?
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 09.
How many teachers does San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy have?
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy?
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy?
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy 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.