Rosendo Benavides Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sullivan City, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School serves 267 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Sullivan City (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 4280th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.7 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 ÷ 20.96 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 | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613005881 |
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 | 267 | 22,942 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.5% | 92.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School in context
Size
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is the smallest of La Joya ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 267 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 6.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 534; Rosendo 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 5 with 46 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 30, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 5 has 31% more students than kindergarten (46 against 35). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 45 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
95.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 20.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 267 students, Rosendo Benavides Elementary School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 267 students would have about 18 teachers, so Rosendo Benavides Elementary School has 3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Sam Fordyce Elementary School, 2.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 9 other elementary schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 45 |
| Kindergarten | 35 |
| Grade 1 | 37 |
| Grade 2 | 30 |
| Grade 3 | 40 |
| Grade 4 | 34 |
| Grade 5 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1882 El Pinto Rd, Sullivan City, TX 78595
Phone: (956)323-2360
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rosendo Benavides Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Fordyce Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.6 mi | 356 | 12.7 | 98.6% |
| Grulla Elementary School | Rio Grande City Grulla ISD | 5.1 mi | 414 | 13.7 | 97.3% |
| Alto Bonito Elementary School | Rio Grande City Grulla ISD | 5.1 mi | 588 | 17.4 | 99.3% |
| Tabasco Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 6.4 mi | 544 | 15.8 | 90.4% |
| IDEA La Joya Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 6.8 mi | 656 | 20.5 | 90.5% |
| William J Clinton Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 7.2 mi | 463 | 15.1 | 96.3% |
| Corina Pena Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 7.9 mi | 523 | 14.9 | 96.6% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 8.2 mi | 676 | 17 | 83.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.