Summary
Bebensee Elementary is a PK-6 school in Arlington, TX, serving 765 students within the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, currently at the 25th percentile with a 1-star rating.
Bebensee faces significant academic challenges, particularly in math, where proficiency drops from 36.96% in 3rd grade to just 26.56% in 5th grade—a stark contrast to nearby high-performing peers like Pearcy Stem Academy (76th percentile) and Beckham Elementary (84th percentile), where 5th-grade math proficiency exceeds 60%. Even its closest neighbor, Ashworth Elementary, consistently outperforms it. However, a bright spot exists in the school’s Spanish-language STAAR program, where 5th graders achieved 55.56% proficiency in Reading and 44.44% in Math—dramatically higher than district averages of 22.98% and 12.76%, respectively. This suggests the bilingual program is highly effective, even as the English-language program struggles.
Bebensee’s per-student spending ($8,857) is lower than nearby schools like Ashworth ($11,406) and Beckham ($10,332), yet it has the highest student-teacher ratio (15.5) among its Arlington ISD peers, meaning larger class sizes despite serving a high-needs population. The school has shown a declining trajectory over the past decade, while Beckham has surged upward. Interestingly, Bebensee has historically excelled with its "At-Risk" student population, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide in 2021-2022, but this success hasn’t been sustained for other groups. Schools in the neighboring Mansfield Independent School District (Isd), like Imogene Gideon Elementary, serve similar demographics but generally outperform Bebensee, highlighting the impact of district-level resources.
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