Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mission, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School serves 538 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 2140th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.4 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 ÷ 32.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613008658 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 538 | 22,942 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.7% | 92.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in La Joya ISD, Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School is the 7th largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 497 students, so Lloyd M Bentsen 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 pre-K with 107 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 59, against an average of 77 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 68 in kindergarten and 72 in grade 5. It also enrolls 107 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across La Joya ISD (99.8%).
85.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya 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
Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School has 32.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 538 students would have about 36.4 teachers, so Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School has 3.5 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is IDEA Palmview Academy, 0.5 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 34 elementary schools within 5 miles and 75 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.4% |
| Black | 0.6% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 107 |
| Kindergarten | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 59 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 78 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3301 W Mile 3, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)323-2480
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Palmview Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 705 | 21.3 | 97.9% |
| Patricio Perez Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 0.9 mi | 421 | 14.5 | 94.1% |
| Narciso Cavazos | La Joya ISD | 1.0 mi | 471 | 15 | 94.3% |
| Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.3 mi | 465 | 15.8 | 96.1% |
| Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.4 mi | 527 | 14.8 | 93% |
| Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.5 mi | 715 | 15.8 | 81.4% |
| Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.6 mi | 391 | 14 | 85.9% |
| E B Reyna Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.9 mi | 523 | 14.9 | 87% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.