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Rosendo Benavides Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rosendo Benavides Elementary is a public elementary school in Sullivan City, Texas, serving 248 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the La Joya Independent School District, which is ranked 594 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($14,098 in 2020-2021) than the state average, Rosendo Benavides Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, over 93% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, likely plays a significant role in its low academic performance.

When compared to other elementary schools in the same district and nearby districts, such as La Union Elementary, Corina Pena Elementary, and Idea La Joya Academy, Rosendo Benavides Elementary generally performs worse academically, even though it has a lower student-teacher ratio. This suggests that factors beyond just staffing levels, such as curriculum, instructional quality, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

267

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,377

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1882 El Pinto Rd
Sullivan City, TX 78595

(956) 323-2360

District: La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rosendo Benavides Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle
High:	Jimmy Carter Early College High School
	La Joya High School
	Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

4,053^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 22Elementary Schools in the La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

594^th of 961La Joya 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
2025	19.5	4053 of 4651	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3752 of 4710	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	3920 of 4647	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3432 of 4581	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4336 of 4578	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3328 of 4479	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3361 of 4359	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	3916 of 4329	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	3234 of 4286	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.6	2816 of 4320	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.4	3334 of 4260	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	3260 of 4221	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	3571 of 4206	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	2949 of 4095	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	2964 of 3937	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.2	2681 of 3884	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.6	2636 of 3768	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.5	2277 of 3724	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.5	2967 of 3476	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	3046 of 3475	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.2	2509 of 3465	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	2433 of 4461	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	4044 of 4331	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1949 of 4295	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	1873 of 4240	55.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1891 of 2918	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	2759 of 3668	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3134 of 3556	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3108 of 3487	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	3320 of 3446	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	2031 of 3333	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1988 of 3226	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	3345 of 3744	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3540 of 4658	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4178 of 4588	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3290 of 4561	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	4044 of 4499	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3176 of 4348	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	3774 of 4306	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	2501 of 2619	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.4	1269 of 2980	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	2071 of 3184	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	2614 of 3644	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3122 of 4465	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3592 of 4401	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3190 of 4376	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4105 of 4329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2919 of 4188	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3139 of 4168	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	2398 of 3705	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	2945 of 4594	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3522 of 4521	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3291 of 4477	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	4107 of 4451	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2730 of 4309	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2913 of 4264	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2138 of 3739	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3536 of 4647	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3696 of 4585	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3520 of 4563	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	4345 of 4498	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3303 of 4357	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2961 of 4319	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	891 of 3549	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.4	2344 of 4292	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1953 of 4086	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	1665 of 3952	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.9	3424 of 3799	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+62 vs school

At Risk (2022)45th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-22 vs state

Mathematics29%-17 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Rosendo Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 El Pinto Rd	Sullivan City	78595	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2360	267	21	12.7	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.5	4053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.9%		25.4	3752^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	20.3%	301	12.5	57.1	66.7			29.0	44.4	25.8	20.5	39.4	27.9	11.6	$12,377
Sam Fordyce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Fm 886	Sullivan City	78595	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2490	356	28	12.6	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	356 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.2	1338^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.2%		65.4	1325^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.9%	13	23.8		58.8			48.7	65.2	72.0	48.3	59.2	42.9	33.3	$9,186
Alto Bonito Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	753 Fm 2360	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4238	588	34	17.4	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	588 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.8	1979^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.5%		50.1	2168^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.0%	189						75.0	40.4	62.5	58.8	37.6	41.3	23.8	$7,141
Grulla Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	443 Old Military Rd	Grulla	78548	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4260	414	30	13.7	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.3	1122^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.9%		77.3	856^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.8%	266						67.2	52.2	70.0	48.3	52.2	62.0	38.0	$8,478
Tabasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 S Leo Ave	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2440	544	34	15.8	90.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	542 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.6	1926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.6%		57.5	1721^st of 4710 public elementary schools	63.5%	205	30.4	52.2	20.0			42.9	50.0	67.2	32.9	43.1	55.9	33.8	$8,272
Idea La Joya Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	725 E Expy 83	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 766-3100	656	32	20.5	90.5%	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	4397^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%		20.8	4020^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.6%	377	0.0	30.8	40.0	0.0	0.0	34.5	33.7	35.0	17.4	15.7	20.8	8.7	$13,185
William J Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	39202 Mile 7 Rd	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2740	463	31	15.1	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.1	2255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.5%		48.3	2281^st of 4710 public elementary schools	51.6%	26	22.2	44.4	43.6			50.0	51.3	64.3	37.7	45.5	39.4	26.9	$9,023
Corina Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Liberty Blvd	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2750	523	35	14.9	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	3705^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.3%		27.8	3599^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.6%	106	3.6	31.0	18.2			36.0	56.1	46.0	20.5	32.6	27.0	12.2	$12,418
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 N Diamond Ave	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2330	676	40	16.9	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	676 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.7	1685^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.8%		56.4	1787^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.1%	102	0.0					57.5	56.7	58.1	43.6	51.0	49.4	24.1	$7,538
La Union Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6300 NE Hwy 83	Garciasville	78547	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4384	341	24	14.0	96.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.9	3504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.7%		34.8	3157^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.0%	347						54.6	51.2	33.3	34.1	23.8	28.9	11.1	$10,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosendo Benavides Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rosendo Benavides Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Lorenzo De Zavala Middle
High : Jimmy Carter Early College High School
High : La Joya High School
High : Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School

What district is Rosendo Benavides Elementary in?

La Joya Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Rosendo Benavides Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Rosendo Benavides Elementary.

Is Rosendo Benavides Elementary a good school?

Rosendo Benavides Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rosendo Benavides Elementary?

Students at Rosendo Benavides Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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