Benavides Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school in Eagle Pass, Texas · Eagle Pass ISD · Grades 1–6
Benavides Heights Elementary School serves 308 students in grades 1–6 in Eagle Pass (Maverick County). It is one of 24 schools in Eagle Pass ISD. By enrollment it is the 4078th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–6 |
| District | Eagle Pass ISD |
| County | Maverick County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481773001537 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eagle Pass ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 308 | 13,820 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 17.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.7% | 78.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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 Heights Elementary School in context
Size
Benavides Heights Elementary School is the 16th largest of Eagle Pass ISD's 19 elementary schools; its 308 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 413 students, so Benavides Heights 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 61 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 44, against an average of 51 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 49 in grade 1 and 50 in grade 6.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
87.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.3% across Eagle Pass 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 Heights Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 308 students would have about 20.8 teachers, so Benavides Heights Elementary School has 1.8 fewer.
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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Juan N Seguin Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 14 elementary schools within 5 miles and 17 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 49 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 44 |
| Grade 5 | 46 |
| Grade 6 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1750 Mesa Dr., Eagle Pass, TX 78852
Phone: (830)758-7006
Website: sites.google.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Benavides Heights Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan N Seguin Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 0.6 mi | 292 | 18.2 | 93.5% |
| San Luis Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 0.7 mi | 314 | 17.4 | 88.5% |
| Early Childhood Center | Eagle Pass ISD | 1.3 mi | 461 | 20 | 76.4% |
| Language Development Center | Eagle Pass ISD | 1.3 mi | 440 | 20.1 | 86.4% |
| Dena Kelso Graves Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 1.4 mi | 516 | 17.8 | 79.7% |
| Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 1.6 mi | 401 | 18.3 | 90.5% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 1.8 mi | 424 | 18.5 | 78.1% |
| Ray H Darr Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 1.8 mi | 383 | 17.4 | 98.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.