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La Encantada Elementary

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La Encantada Elementary ranks 818 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

La Encantada Elementary is a PK-5 school in San Benito, TX, serving 488 students as part of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, and it has become a standout success story by achieving strong academic results despite over 93% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

What truly sets La Encantada apart is its exceptional performance with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable feat that places it well above nearby schools with similar demographics. For example, while Sullivan Environmental Science Academy and Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary serve comparable student populations but rank in the 40th-50th percentiles, La Encantada performs at levels matching schools in more affluent districts like Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. The school has shown rapid, sustained improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 19th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 82nd percentile in 2025-2026, making it the only San Benito school competitive with high-performing Los Fresnos schools like Olmito Elementary and Villareal Elementary.

Mathematics is a clear strength, with proficiency rates significantly exceeding both district and state averages across all tested grades—for instance, 5th-grade math proficiency reached 71.67% compared to the district's 50.08% and state's 47.38%. The school also demonstrates balanced success across all student groups, with both female and male students ranking in the 81st percentile. However, like many schools in the area, 5th-grade science remains a challenge, with only 25.42% proficiency in 2024-2025, though this represents improvement from the previous year. Overall, La Encantada proves that a school can overcome economic challenges to deliver excellent education, making it a bright spot within its district and a model for effective teaching.

488

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,478

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35001 Fm 1577
San Benito, TX 78586-4501

(956) 361-6760

District: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend La Encantada Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Benito Riverside Middle
High:	San Benito High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 63 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg50%

Texas avg51%

818^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 63 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

534^th of 951San Benito Consolidated Independent School District 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	78.4	818 of 4627	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	1088 of 4651	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	1754 of 4710	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1508 of 4647	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	1625 of 4581	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	3084 of 4578	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2054 of 4479	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	2426 of 4359	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	2670 of 4329	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.9	3472 of 4286	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	3531 of 4320	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.8	3550 of 4260	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	3664 of 4221	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	3644 of 4206	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.7	2421 of 4095	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.8	3027 of 3937	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	3119 of 3884	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.5	2882 of 3768	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	3088 of 3724	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	3214 of 3476	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	33.7	2713 of 3475	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.6	2746 of 3465	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	1284 of 4461	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.3	2626 of 4331	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	1700 of 4295	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2081 of 4240	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	829 of 2918	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	48.5	1744 of 3668	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2168 of 3556	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2765 of 3487	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3083 of 3446	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	2328 of 3333	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	1605 of 3226	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	852 of 4575	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	920 of 3744	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	2020 of 4658	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	1192 of 4588	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	1647 of 4561	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	3145 of 4499	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2214 of 4348	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	1941 of 4306	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	267 of 3075	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	73.5	467 of 2619	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	370 of 2980	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	728 of 3184	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	404 of 4413	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	76.3	550 of 3644	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	1396 of 4465	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	954 of 4401	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	1079 of 4376	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	2652 of 4329	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1601 of 4188	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	2015 of 4168	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	162 of 4520	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	291 of 3705	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	66.8	1110 of 4594	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	602 of 4521	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	816 of 4477	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	2314 of 4451	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	877 of 4309	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	1653 of 4264	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	887 of 4582	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	926 of 3739	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	1910 of 4647	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2037 of 4585	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	1660 of 4563	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	2919 of 4498	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	1839 of 4357	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	2897 of 4319	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	19 of 45	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	12 of 44	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	6 of 49	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	47 of 112	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	1437 of 4301	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.9	2246 of 3549	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	2397 of 4292	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3481 of 4086	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3785 of 3799	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2071 of 3684	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)71st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-16 vs school

Migrant (2025)58th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics67%+20 vs state

Reading61%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 4th 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	Total
La Encantada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35001 Fm 1577	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6760	488	28	17.4	93.2%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	483 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.4	818^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.3%		71	1088^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.6%	270		61.9	54.1	68.3	65.6	64.0	71.7	$9,478
La Paloma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35076 Padilla St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6780	474	29	16.5	88.2%	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.3	2046^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.8%		51.5	2057^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.8%	11	35.7	50.0	52.8	39.4	43.5	64.2	47.8	$9,351
Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33356 Fm 732	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 276-5055	351	26	13.6	94.0%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	347 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43	2519^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.6%		52	2028^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.4%	491		30.8	43.8	48.0	37.3	59.6	56.0	$10,268
Villa Nueva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7455 Old Military Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 542-3957	346	25	13.6	85.5%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.2	2376^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.6%		38.4	2897^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.7%	521		41.0	49.1	58.9	35.9	32.7	57.9	$12,220
Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 S Sam Houston	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6820	271	20	13.5	83.0%	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	261 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.8	2673^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	42.2%		39.6	2794^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.9%	121		50.0	58.5	38.1	34.3	51.2	33.3	$13,726
Villareal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 E Lakeside Blvd	Olmito	78575	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3975	444	31	14.1	74.3%	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	423 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.8	1023^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.9%		67.3	1249^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.1%	226		67.2	69.0	59.2	57.8	71.8	42.3	$12,415
Raul Garza Junior Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	848 8th St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6900	437	27	16.1	75.3%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	425 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.7	1728^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.7%		48.6	2218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.3%	490		63.6	47.4	62.3	60.0	46.6	37.7	$10,537
Dora Romero Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9705 Cajun Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5210	552	35	15.7	76.1%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	539 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69.3	1169^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.7%		78.2	824^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	345		51.1	59.0	67.4	51.7	55.7	62.6	$10,772
Olmito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Arroyo Blvd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3950	538	35	15.3	66.2%	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	518 (96.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91.3	315^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.2%		87.8	459^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.1%	144		80.8	70.9	77.3	78.4	77.0	64.4	$11,693
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Elizabeth St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6880	367	26	14.0	92.6%	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	2314^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.7	1920^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%	394		36.8	31.0	58.6	36.8	47.6	62.1	$9,987

Frequently Asked Questions about La Encantada Elementary

How many students attend La Encantada Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended La Encantada Elementary.

What schools do graduates of La Encantada Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Encantada Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Benito Riverside Middle
High : San Benito High School

What district is La Encantada Elementary in?

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Is La Encantada Elementary a good school?

La Encantada Elementary ranks 818^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of La Encantada Elementary?

Students at La Encantada Elementary are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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