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35076 PADILLA ST, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 • Cameron County
(956) 361-6780

Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview

NCES 2024-2025
Total Students
474
Teachers (FTE)
28.7
Student-Teacher Ratio
16.5:1
FRPL Eligible
418
(88.2%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility Total Eligible: 418 of 474 (88.2%)
Free Lunch: 405 (85.4%)
Reduced-Price: 13 (2.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 56 (11.8%)

Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)

0 300 600 2020-2021: 479 students 479 2020-2021 2021-2022: 422 students 422 -11.9% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 446 students 446 +5.7% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 482 students 482 +8.1% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 474 students 474 -1.7% 2024-2025

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

NCES 2024-2025
Hispanic / Latino: 458 (96.6%) White: 13 (2.7%) Black or African American: 2 (0.4%) American Indian / Alaska Native: 1 (0.2%)
474 Students
Hispanic / Latino 458 96.6%
White 13 2.7%
Black or African American 2 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0.2%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 474 Students
Grade 1: 67 (14.1%) Grade 2: 53 (11.2%) Grade 3: 70 (14.8%) Grade 4: 67 (14.1%) Grade 5: 56 (11.8%) Kindergarten: 60 (12.7%) Pre-Kindergarten: 101 (21.3%)
474 Students
Grade 1 67 14.1%
Grade 2 53 11.2%
Grade 3 70 14.8%
Grade 4 67 14.1%
Grade 5 56 11.8%
Kindergarten 60 12.7%
Pre-Kindergarten 101 21.3%

Student Gender Distribution

Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.

NCES 2024-2025
M
Male Students
241
50.8%
F
Female Students
233
49.2%