Benavides Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Ygnacio, Texas · Zapata County ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Benavides Elementary School serves 51 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Ygnacio (Zapata County). It is one of 6 schools in Zapata County ISD. By enrollment it is the 4705th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 8.5 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 ÷ 6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Zapata County ISD |
| County | Zapata County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484671005349 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Zapata County ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 51 | 3,290 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.3% | 88.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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 smallest of Zapata County ISD's 4 elementary schools; its 51 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 21.1 miles away and have a median of 553 students, so 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 3 with 14 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 2, against an average of 7 per grade. This year grade 5 has 36% fewer students than kindergarten (7 against 11). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 3 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
86.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.9% across Zapata County 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
Benavides Elementary School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 51 students would have about 3.4 teachers, so Benavides Elementary School has 2.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School, 13.6 miles away in the same district. 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 | 100% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 3 |
| Kindergarten | 11 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Grade 3 | 14 |
| Grade 4 | 7 |
| Grade 5 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
307 Lincoln St, San Ygnacio, TX 78067
Phone: (956)765-5611
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School | Zapata County ISD | 13.6 mi | 445 | 14.4 | 93.5% |
| Zapata North Elementary School | Zapata County ISD | 13.7 mi | 571 | 15.5 | 88.6% |
| Zapata South Elementary School | Zapata County ISD | 14.6 mi | 428 | 13.8 | 86.7% |
| Kennedy Zapata Elementary School | United ISD | 20.2 mi | 336 | 12.6 | 97% |
| Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School | United ISD | 22.1 mi | 535 | 13.4 | 93.5% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary School | United ISD | 26.7 mi | 815 | 16.6 | 91.9% |
| Prada Elementary School | United ISD | 27.8 mi | 788 | 16.2 | 93.7% |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School | United ISD | 27.9 mi | 612 | 15.3 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Zapata County ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel and Andrea R Villarreal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 445 |
| Zapata High School | High | 9–12 | 1,065 |
| Zapata Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 730 |
| Zapata North Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 571 |
| Zapata South Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 428 |