SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY

SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY, a cozy elementary school in SAN BENITO, Texas, part of SAN BENITO CISD, teaches 367 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

SAN BENITO CISD comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 9,137 students; SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY is among them.

On demographics, SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY shows that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 27.6%, a residual of -5.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cameron County) shows that median household income runs about $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY is one.

FRED BOOTH GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 31.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. SULLIVAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 367). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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