Benavides Elementary School
Public elementary school in Benavides, Texas · Benavides ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Benavides Elementary School serves 61 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Benavides (Duval County). It is one of 2 schools in Benavides ISD. By enrollment it is the 4699th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 7.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 8.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Benavides ISD |
| County | Duval County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 489913005628 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Benavides ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 61 | 148 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 7.1 | 6.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.5% | 89.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Benavides Elementary School in context
Size
Benavides Elementary School is the only elementary school in Benavides ISD. Its 61 students are 41.2% of the district's 148. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 22.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 359; Benavides Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 4 with 14 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 4, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 5 has 100% more students than kindergarten (8 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 8 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.1% here and 94.6% across Benavides ISD.
88.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.2% across Benavides ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 8.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 61 students, Benavides Elementary School has 7.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 61 students would have about 4.1 teachers, so Benavides Elementary School has 4.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Benavides Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Collins-Parr Elementary School, 15.4 miles away in San Diego ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.1% |
| White | 4.9% |
55.7% of students are girls and 44.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 8 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 9 |
| Grade 2 | 7 |
| Grade 3 | 11 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
106 W School St, Benavides, TX 78341
Phone: (361)256-3030
Website: benavidesisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Benavides Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins-Parr Elementary School | San Diego ISD | 15.4 mi | 688 | 14.9 | 89.7% |
| Ramirez Elementary School | Ramirez CSD | 17.1 mi | 36 | 6.3 | 86.1% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 20.9 mi | 238 | 12.2 | 90.3% |
| Norman M Thomas Elementary School | Freer ISD | 22.9 mi | 361 | 13.8 | 89.5% |
| Saenz Elementary School | Alice ISD | 23.0 mi | 471 | 20.8 | 94.5% |
| Noonan Elementary School | Alice ISD | 23.2 mi | 523 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| Premont Montessori Academy | Premont ISD | 24.0 mi | 50 | 15.6 | 96% |
| Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy | Premont ISD | 24.0 mi | 357 | 17.1 | 95.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Benavides ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Secondary | High | 6–12 | 87 |