Elementary · Texas

Benavides El

Free meals for all

Benavides El, a public elementary school in Benavides, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 61 students, 7.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Benavides ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 61
Teachers (FTE): 8.6
Students per teacher: 7.1
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 99% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 99% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

23%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

31 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

3.2%proficient

−9.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 100% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

31 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote rural area
Run by: Benavides ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Benavides ISD.

Location

Address: 106 W School St, Benavides, TX 78341
Phone: (361)256-3030
City or town: Benavides
County: Duval County

Website Quality of life in Benavides Schools in Benavides

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Collins-Parr ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	688	14.9	54%	46%	15.4 mi
Ramirez ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	36	6.3	33%	33%	17.1 mi
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco El	Pre-K–6	238	12.2	57%	43%	20.9 mi
Norman M Thomas ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	361	13.8	27%	25%	22.9 mi
Saenz ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	471	20.8	51%	55%	23.0 mi
Noonan ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	523	19.1	40%	38%	23.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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