Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp
Public high school in San Benito, Texas · San Benito CISD · Grades 9–11
Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp serves 15 students in grades 9–11 in San Benito (Cameron County). It is one of 21 schools in San Benito CISD. By enrollment it is the 1869th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 3.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–11 |
| District | San Benito CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483879008139 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Benito CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 15 | 9,073 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 3.1 | 14.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.3% | 84.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp in context
Size
Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp is the 4th largest of San Benito CISD's 5 high schools; its 15 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 499; Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 11 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 11 has 91% fewer students than grade 9 (1 against 11). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.3% here and 97.9% across San Benito CISD.
73.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across San Benito CISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 4.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 15 students, Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp has 3.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 15 students would have about 1.1 teachers, so Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. Hester Juvenile Detent (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 12 other high schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.3% |
| Black | 6.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 11 |
| Grade 10 | 3 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2300 W Bus Hwy 77, San Benito, TX 78586
Phone: (956)361-3509
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester Juvenile Detent | San Benito CISD | 0.0 mi | 40 | 11.6 | 67.5% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito | IDEA Public Schools | 0.3 mi | 780 | 16.6 | 82.4% |
| Harlingen Collegiate High School | Harlingen CISD | 0.6 mi | 353 | 15.5 | 54.7% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 0.7 mi | 108 | 16.8 | – |
| Secondary Alternative Center | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 59 | 11.3 | 91.5% |
| San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy | San Benito CISD | 1.4 mi | 645 | 12.7 | 82.9% |
| San Benito High School | San Benito CISD | 1.5 mi | 2,057 | 15 | 81.1% |
| Harlingen High School | Harlingen CISD | 3.5 mi | 2,433 | 14.5 | 77.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in San Benito CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 351 |
| Berta Cabaza Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 695 |
| Cash Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 611 |
| Collegiate Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 117 |
| Downs Fine Arts Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 426 |
| Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 441 |
| Greyhounds Online Academy | Other | K–10 | 76 |
| Hester Juvenile Detent | High | 7–11 | 40 |
| Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 271 |
| La Encantada Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 488 |
| La Paloma Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 474 |
| Miller Jordan Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 477 |
| Rangerville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 203 |
| Raul Garza Jr. STEAM Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 437 |
| Rgv Youth Recovery Home | High | 8–12 | 12 |
| Roberts Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 303 |
| San Benito High School | High | 9–12 | 2,057 |
| San Benito Riverside Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 558 |
| San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy | High | 9 | 645 |
| Sullivan Environmental Science Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 367 |