Benito Martinez Elementary School
Public elementary school in Ft Hancock, Texas · Ft Hancock ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Benito Martinez Elementary School serves 227 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Ft Hancock (Hudspeth County). It is one of 2 schools in Ft Hancock ISD. By enrollment it is the 4432nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.7 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 ÷ 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Ft Hancock ISD |
| County | Hudspeth County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 482013010851 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ft Hancock ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 227 | 390 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.8% | 86.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Benito Martinez Elementary School in context
Size
Benito Martinez Elementary School is the only elementary school in Ft Hancock ISD. Its 227 students are 58.2% of the district's 390. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 30.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 472; Benito Martinez 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 kindergarten with 39 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 23, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 6 has 26% fewer students than kindergarten (29 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 23 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.7% here and 97.9% across Ft Hancock ISD.
82.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Ft Hancock ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 227 students, Benito Martinez Elementary School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 227 students would have about 15.3 teachers, so Benito Martinez Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Benito Martinez 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 Tornillo Intermediate School, 18.1 miles away in Tornillo 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 | 98.7% |
| White | 1.3% |
44.9% of students are girls and 55.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 23 |
| Grade 2 | 25 |
| Grade 3 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | 34 |
| Grade 5 | 26 |
| Grade 6 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 School Dr., Ft Hancock, TX 79839
Phone: (915)769-3913
Website: forthancockisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Benito Martinez Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornillo Intermediate School | Tornillo ISD | 18.1 mi | 335 | 13.6 | 91.9% |
| Fabens Elementary School | Fabens ISD | 22.3 mi | 421 | 12 | 90.5% |
| Johanna Odonnell Intermediate School | Fabens ISD | 22.9 mi | 434 | 14.5 | 91% |
| Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School | San Elizario ISD | 29.9 mi | 554 | 21.6 | 87.2% |
| Wm David Surratt Elementary School | Clint ISD | 30.6 mi | 939 | 17.1 | 85.5% |
| Alfonso Borrego Sr. Elementary School | San Elizario ISD | 31.1 mi | 510 | 18.4 | 88.4% |
| L G Alarcon Elementary School | San Elizario ISD | 32.0 mi | 297 | 16.6 | 87.2% |
| Frank Macias Elementary School | Clint ISD | 32.6 mi | 975 | 16.8 | 86.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ft Hancock ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hancock High School | High | 7–12 | 163 |