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Benavides Heights Elementary

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Benavides Heights Elementary ranks 3451 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-6

3451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Benavides Heights Elementary in Eagle Pass, TX, serves 308 students in 1st through 6th grade within the Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd), operating in a high-poverty area where about 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, currently sitting in the 25th percentile (1-star) for the 2025-2026 school year, which is notably lower than nearby schools like Ray H Darr Elementary (58th percentile) and Liberty Elementary (81st percentile).

A key bright spot is the 5th grade, which consistently outperforms district and state averages in both Reading and Mathematics. For example, in 2025-2026, 62.79% of 5th graders were proficient in Reading, beating the district (56.55%) and state (58.47%). However, the school faces significant challenges in 3rd and 6th grades, with 3rd-grade Math proficiency dropping as low as 13.51% in 2023-2024 and 6th-grade Reading staying below 40% for three years. The school also shows volatile performance in Spanish-language STAAR tests, with 5th-grade Spanish Reading at 60% proficiency in 2024-2025, far above the state average of 32.91%, while 3rd-grade Spanish Reading was only 25%.

Despite spending more per student ($11,433) than comparable campuses like Ray H Darr Elementary ($8,940) and Liberty Elementary ($9,678), academic outcomes remain low, raising questions about resource allocation. Notably, Ray H Darr Elementary achieves much stronger results (58th percentile) with an even higher poverty rate (98.17%), suggesting that Benavides Heights could learn from its peer's strategies. Additionally, the school's Special Education support has been highly inconsistent, swinging from the 76th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating potential changes in program delivery or staffing.

308

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,622

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 Mesa Dr
Eagle Pass, TX 78852-5400

(830) 758-7006

District: Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Benavides Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial J H
High:	C C Winn High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Reading scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

3,451^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)

461^st of 951Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3451 of 4627	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	3557 of 4651	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3300 of 4710	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3089 of 4647	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2838 of 4581	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3972 of 4578	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2325 of 4479	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1838 of 4359	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.1	2278 of 4329	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	2729 of 4286	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.6	2924 of 4320	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	2301 of 4260	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	2116 of 4221	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.9	1998 of 4206	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	30.9	3353 of 4095	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.2	1947 of 3937	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.4	2572 of 3884	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	2340 of 3768	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.7	2379 of 3724	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	2282 of 3476	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.4	2576 of 3475	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.4	2047 of 3465	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.2	2078 of 4461	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.3	3978 of 4331	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3025 of 4295	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2254 of 4240	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1614 of 2918	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	2488 of 3668	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3147 of 3556	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3005 of 3487	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	3399 of 3446	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2928 of 3333	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2335 of 3226	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	3574 of 4575	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	2695 of 3744	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2866 of 4658	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3264 of 4588	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3042 of 4561	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4256 of 4499	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	1875 of 4348	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2019 of 4306	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	2137 of 2619	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	2295 of 3006	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	1559 of 3184	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	1380 of 3106	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3073 of 4413	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	2228 of 3644	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	2470 of 4465	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2693 of 4401	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2500 of 4376	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3685 of 4329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1821 of 4188	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1372 of 4168	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	2863 of 4520	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	2312 of 3705	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2797 of 4594	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2977 of 4521	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2657 of 4477	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	3737 of 4451	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1377 of 4309	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	997 of 4264	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3250 of 4582	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	2477 of 3739	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2959 of 4647	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2774 of 4585	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2650 of 4563	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3542 of 4498	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	2978 of 4357	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	1765 of 4319	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	3447 of 4301	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.5	838 of 3549	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	1326 of 4292	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	3194 of 4086	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.3	1006 of 3952	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	1223 of 3684	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	2604 of 3558	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Benavides Heights Elementary	Public	1-6	1750 Mesa Dr	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7006	308	19	16.2	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	307 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.6	3451^st of 4627 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.9	3557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.5%	106							32.7	33.3	62.8	28.3	26.9	40.4	42.9	34.8	$10,622
Juan N Seguin Elementary	Public	1-6	300 S Monroe St	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7062	292	16	18.1	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	292 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.4	3129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.4%		23.6	3819^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.9%	690							31.4	36.2	36.4	43.9	31.4	44.7	50.0	53.7	$11,263
San Luis Elementary	Public	1-6	2090 Williams St	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7071	314	18	17.4	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	2250^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.4%		41.3	2695^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.1%	445	0.0		20.0	25.0		20.0	32.7	42.9	61.5	47.4	32.7	54.4	48.7	57.9	$10,545
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	636 Kelso Dr	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7027	461	23	20.0	76.4%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	454 (98.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)															$8,903
Language Development Center	Public	PK-K	724 Fm3443	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7047	440	22	20.0	86.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	439 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$10,420
Dena Kelso Graves Elementary	Public	1-6	720 Kelso Dr	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7043	516	29	17.7	79.7%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	508 (98.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	1841^st of 4627 public elementary schools	60.2%		49.8	2153^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%	312	33.3	28.6	0.0	42.9	33.3		56.7	46.1	68.8	42.1	62.0	46.7	50.8	36.8	$10,450
Henry B Gonzalez Elementary	Public	1-6	400 Balcones Blvd	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7099	401	22	18.2	90.5%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	397 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.3	2932^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.6%		31.7	3331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	28.4%	399		40.0					44.8	50.0	54.4	52.7	32.8	29.2	39.6	30.9	$8,741
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK-K	1610-B Del Rio Blvd	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7189	424	23	18.5	78.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	422 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)															$10,876
Ray H Darr Elementary	Public	1-6	841 Memo Robinson Rd	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7060	383	22	17.4	98.2%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.1	1957^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.7%		61.4	1514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.4%	443							51.9	45.1	64.3	47.5	42.6	54.0	55.4	33.9	$9,831
Nellie Mae Glass Elementary	Public	1-6	1501 Boehmer Ave	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7041	438	24	18.2	75.3%	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	431 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60.6	1591^st of 4627 public elementary schools	65.6%		39.1	2831^st of 4651 public elementary schools	39.1%	1240							47.5	51.4	67.7	63.2	45.6	56.3	35.8	58.0	$9,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Benavides Heights Elementary

What district is Benavides Heights Elementary in?

Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Benavides Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benavides Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial J H
High : C C Winn High School

Is Benavides Heights Elementary a good school?

Benavides Heights Elementary ranks 3451^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Benavides Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Benavides Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Benavides Heights Elementary?

Students at Benavides Heights Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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