Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879004427
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy
900 ELIZABETH ST, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6880 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary 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.
- C+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
14.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
340 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 84 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
7%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 38.0% | 28.0% | 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 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Sullivan Environmental Science Academy
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Environmental Science Academy this school | 367 | 92.6% | 36.3% |
| Wilson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 359 | 92.8% | 41.5% |
| Elma E Barrera Elementary School SANTA ROSA | 377 | 91.8% | 39.9% |
| Ramona El STEM Academy EL PASO | 386 | 91.2% | 48.3% |
| C E Vail Elementary School LA FERIA | 376 | 94.1% | 59.0% |
| Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School FORT WORTH | 342 | 92.4% | 18.3% |
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 Sullivan Environmental Science Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #3,041 of 4,401 | #84 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,540 of 4,466 ▲ 20 | #45 of 93 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,677 of 4,466 ▼ 389 | #67 of 93 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,518 of 3,998 | #72 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #3,753 of 4,938 | #71 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,608 of 4,622 | #12 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #4,238 of 4,628 | #38 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #776 of 4,789 | #41 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #1,822 of 2,838 | #47 of 64 |
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
367
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 367 | 26.1 | 14.1:1 | 93% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 23.3 | 16.6:1 | 94% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 23.4 | 14.6:1 | 96% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 92% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 24.2 | 17.3:1 | 81% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 77% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 14% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 30 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sullivan Environmental Science Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (419 to 367); teachers up 8% (24.2 to 26.1).
About Sullivan Environmental Science Academy
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school in SAN BENITO, Texas, (ZIP code 78586). Federal data show 367 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Federal data list 23 schools in SAN BENITO CISD, with 9,137 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at Sullivan Environmental Science Academy is 96%. Next come 4% White. The diversity index for Sullivan Environmental Science Academy is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 14.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sullivan Environmental Science Academy, which has 26.1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 93%. That rate is above the 84% average among public schools in Cameron County.
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Texas public elementary schools.
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.3% is 2.1 points above the 34.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Cameron County, the median household earns about $52,601 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Cameron County has 187 public schools with about 97,392 students, including Sullivan Environmental Science Academy.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Sullivan Environmental Science Academy is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 410 students in 2020-21 to 367 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.2:1 to 14.1:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan Environmental Science AcademyHow large is Sullivan Environmental Science Academy?
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sullivan Environmental Science Academy serve?
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sullivan Environmental Science Academy?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Sullivan Environmental Science Academy.
How diverse is Sullivan Environmental Science Academy?
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 96% Hispanic.
Who oversees Sullivan Environmental Science Academy?
Sullivan Environmental Science 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.