Laureles Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Benito, Texas · Los Fresnos CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Laureles Elementary School serves 516 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Benito (Cameron County). It is one of 13 schools in Los Fresnos CISD. By enrollment it is the 2360th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Los Fresnos CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 482829008720 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Los Fresnos CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 516 | 10,357 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.1% | 76.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Laureles Elementary School in context
Size
Laureles Elementary School is the 6th largest of Los Fresnos CISD's 9 elementary schools; its 516 students are 5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 5.3 miles away and have a median of 551 students, so Laureles Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 82 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 65, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% more students than kindergarten (80 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Los Fresnos CISD (96.8%).
84.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Los Fresnos CISD 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
Laureles Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 516 students would have about 34.9 teachers, so Laureles 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
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Los Fresnos Elementary School, 2.8 miles away in the same district. There are 4 elementary schools within 5 miles and 26 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.5% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 65 |
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 73 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 82 |
| Grade 5 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
31393 Fm 2893, San Benito, TX 78586
Phone: (956)254-5141
Website: les.lfcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Laureles Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Fresnos Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 2.8 mi | 549 | 15.3 | 77.8% |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 3.0 mi | 582 | 15.4 | 75.4% |
| Lopez-Riggins Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 3.4 mi | 467 | 14.7 | 84.8% |
| Dora Romero Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 4.5 mi | 552 | 15.8 | 76.1% |
| Villareal Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 6.2 mi | 444 | 14.2 | 74.3% |
| Rancho Verde Elementary School | Los Fresnos CISD | 6.3 mi | 696 | 16.6 | 65.2% |
| Cash Elementary School | San Benito CISD | 6.5 mi | 611 | 16.9 | 82.2% |
| Raul Garza Jr. STEAM Academy | San Benito CISD | 6.6 mi | 437 | 16.1 | 75.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Los Fresnos CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Romero Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 552 |
| Las Yescas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 354 |
| Liberty Memorial Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 673 |
| Lopez-Riggins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 467 |
| Los Cuates Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 825 |
| Los Fresnos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 549 |
| Los Fresnos High School | High | 9–12 | 3,285 |
| Olmito Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 538 |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 582 |
| Rancho Verde Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 696 |
| Resaca Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 870 |
| Villareal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 444 |