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Benavides Heights Elementary

Public Grades 1-6
3557th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Benavides Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Eagle Pass, Texas, serving 317 students in grades 1-6. The school is part of the Eagle Pass Independent School District, which is ranked 485 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benavides Heights Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,325 and 3,972 out of around 4,500-4,600 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in reading and math projected to be 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state in 2024-2025. Certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, perform particularly poorly at Benavides Heights Elementary compared to their peers across the state. This is likely due to the school's high percentage of students (over 90%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Within the Eagle Pass Independent School District, there are several other elementary schools that perform significantly better than Benavides Heights Elementary on academic measures, such as Liberty Elementary and Ray H. Darr Elementary. These higher-performing schools have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, suggesting that socioeconomic factors play a crucial role in student achievement. Benavides Heights Elementary's performance on STAAR tests has been relatively stagnant or declining over the past several years, with proficiency rates in reading and math remaining low or decreasing, despite the school's high spending per student.

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 — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg45%
Texas avg46%
3,557th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 15Elementary Schools in the Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)
485th of 961Eagle 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202527.93557 of 465123.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.63300 of 471029.9%★☆☆☆☆
202335.03089 of 464733.5%★★☆☆☆
202238.32838 of 458138.0%★★☆☆☆
202118.73972 of 457813.2%★☆☆☆☆
201945.32325 of 447948.1%★★☆☆☆
201853.31838 of 435957.8%★★★☆☆
201744.12278 of 432947.4%★★☆☆☆
201641.82729 of 428636.3%★★☆☆☆
201538.62924 of 432032.3%★★☆☆☆
201450.52301 of 426046.0%★★☆☆☆
201353.12116 of 422149.9%★★☆☆☆
201254.91998 of 420652.5%★★★☆☆
201130.93353 of 409518.1%★☆☆☆☆
201057.21947 of 393750.5%★★★☆☆
200943.42572 of 388433.8%★★☆☆☆
200846.72340 of 376837.9%★★☆☆☆
200746.72379 of 372436.1%★★☆☆☆
200645.12282 of 347634.3%★★☆☆☆
200537.42576 of 347525.9%★☆☆☆☆
200449.42047 of 346540.9%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202250.22078 of 446153.4%★★★☆☆
202121.33978 of 43318.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.33025 of 429529.6%★☆☆☆☆
201845.62254 of 424046.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202543.41614 of 291844.7%★★☆☆☆
202435.42488 of 366832.2%★★☆☆☆
202322.33147 of 355611.5%★☆☆☆☆
202224.53005 of 348713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.03399 of 34461.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.22928 of 333312.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.72335 of 322627.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202531.92695 of 374428.0%★☆☆☆☆
202439.52866 of 465838.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.13264 of 458828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202236.03042 of 456133.3%★★☆☆☆
202114.54256 of 44995.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201953.11875 of 434856.9%★★★☆☆
201849.72019 of 430653.1%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.62137 of 261918.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.82295 of 300623.7%★☆☆☆☆
201959.21559 of 318451.0%★★★☆☆
201862.21380 of 310655.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202541.42228 of 364438.9%★★☆☆☆
202444.52470 of 446544.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.12693 of 440138.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.32500 of 437642.9%★★☆☆☆
202123.23685 of 432914.9%★☆☆☆☆
201952.41821 of 418856.5%★★★☆☆
201860.21372 of 416867.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202540.72312 of 370537.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.52797 of 459439.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.52977 of 452134.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.52657 of 447740.7%★★☆☆☆
202125.03737 of 445116.0%★☆☆☆☆
201959.71377 of 430968.0%★★★☆☆
201866.9997 of 426476.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.52477 of 373933.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.82959 of 464736.3%★★☆☆☆
202339.92774 of 458539.5%★★☆☆☆
202241.52650 of 456341.9%★★☆☆☆
202124.83542 of 449821.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.22978 of 435731.7%★★☆☆☆
201854.61765 of 431959.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202565.5838 of 354976.4%★★★★☆
202458.91326 of 429269.1%★★★☆☆
202329.03194 of 408621.8%★☆☆☆☆
202261.31006 of 395274.5%★★★★☆
201953.61223 of 368466.8%★★★☆☆
201831.72604 of 355826.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)76th percentile+53 vs school
At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading41%-14 vs state
Mathematics31%-13 vs state
Science21%-9 vs state

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

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

Students at Benavides Heights Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Benavides Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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


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