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Berta Cabaza Middle

Public Grades 6-8
1700th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 27% of Texas middle schools
Summary

Berta Cabaza Middle is a public middle school located in San Benito, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 741 students. It is part of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 514 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berta Cabaza Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, typically between 1300-1900 out of around 2,300 schools, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Texas middle schools. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners tending to perform better than the overall school, while White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform worse. Berta Cabaza Middle's STAAR test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across most grade levels and subjects, and the school has seen its dropout rates fluctuate between 0.2% and 2.8% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Berta Cabaza Middle's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, such as Gutierrez Middle, Moises Vela Middle, and Memorial Middle, which tend to have higher test scores, lower dropout rates, and serve a less economically disadvantaged student population. However, one notable exception is Collegiate Academy, a public magnet school located just 1.85 miles from Berta Cabaza Middle, which significantly outperforms the school and the surrounding schools, ranking in the top 5% of Texas middle schools.

695
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,602
Per pupil spending ?
80%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2901 Shafer Rd
       San Benito, TX  78586

(956) 361-6600

District: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District


Students who attend Berta Cabaza Middle usually attend:

High:    San Benito High School

Feeder schools for Berta Cabaza Middle:

Elementary:    Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy
    Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary
    Roberts Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.1%
White:
1.3%
Asian:
0.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 16 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg34%
Texas avg47%
1,700th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Middle Schools in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District
514th of 961San 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.91700 of 234427.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.51931 of 237218.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.41709 of 233026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202239.41347 of 225440.2%★★☆☆☆
202118.61927 of 225214.4%★☆☆☆☆
201940.11285 of 219341.4%★★☆☆☆
201836.51339 of 208035.6%★★☆☆☆
201725.51600 of 202721.1%★☆☆☆☆
201622.91685 of 198715.2%★☆☆☆☆
201535.21451 of 204329.0%★☆☆☆☆
201443.41213 of 198739.0%★★☆☆☆
201344.61196 of 197339.4%★★☆☆☆
201242.61212 of 195137.9%★★☆☆☆
201154.21000 of 189547.2%★★☆☆☆
201058.5795 of 180355.9%★★★☆☆
200948.51068 of 176339.4%★★☆☆☆
200845.31117 of 171835.0%★★☆☆☆
200741.81134 of 168432.7%★★☆☆☆
200655.1794 of 158549.9%★★★☆☆
200554.5775 of 158251.0%★★★☆☆
200466.6483 of 157369.3%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202236.91417 of 218235.1%★★☆☆☆
202117.72030 of 21184.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.41810 of 205812.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.51811 of 20089.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.31206 of 142815.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.11560 of 177011.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.21171 of 172031.9%★★☆☆☆
202240.8920 of 164344.0%★★☆☆☆
202119.91530 of 15923.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.31315 of 14459.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.11249 of 13769.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.01357 of 182525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21851 of 224217.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.01520 of 224132.2%★★☆☆☆
202241.81268 of 222142.9%★★☆☆☆
202119.61848 of 215114.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.21295 of 204736.7%★★☆☆☆
201837.11311 of 200834.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.4809 of 123034.2%★★☆☆☆
202351.7917 of 148138.1%★★☆☆☆
202264.6556 of 148862.6%★★★☆☆
202124.51241 of 150117.3%★☆☆☆☆
201968.5457 of 144668.4%★★★☆☆
201855.3760 of 143046.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.41223 of 173129.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.01742 of 211917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202336.81395 of 211634.1%★★☆☆☆
202246.31037 of 207750.1%★★★☆☆
202122.51743 of 204314.7%★☆☆☆☆
201948.1928 of 193552.0%★★★☆☆
201843.71009 of 189546.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.01394 of 182023.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.01997 of 223510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202334.01575 of 225130.0%★★☆☆☆
202244.71179 of 222046.9%★★☆☆☆
202122.31870 of 217213.9%★☆☆☆☆
201949.1972 of 207353.1%★★★☆☆
201842.91139 of 203944.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.91503 of 181817.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.01967 of 224612.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.81739 of 224522.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.91421 of 222836.2%★★☆☆☆
202119.21871 of 216813.7%★☆☆☆☆
201940.31204 of 206941.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.11340 of 203034.0%★★☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202423.052 of 5810.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.864 of 7615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202255.321 of 7070.0%★★★★☆
202138.142 of 6838.2%★★☆☆☆
201953.244 of 10859.3%★★★☆☆
201845.273 of 12541.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202554.8529 of 156866.3%★★★☆☆
202436.01287 of 189131.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.91014 of 181544.1%★★☆☆☆
202229.61381 of 175721.4%★☆☆☆☆
202125.51502 of 171212.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.51455 of 162610.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.61428 of 159710.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201921.01473 of 168412.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)66th percentile+39 vs school
At Risk (2022)35th percentile-5 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school
Female (2025)26th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school
White (2019)13th percentile-29 vs school
Migrant (2024)10th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
English I Reading100%+49 vs state
Biology96%+34 vs state
Algebra I67%+20 vs state
Reading42%-12 vs state
Science30%-16 vs state
Mathematics28%-10 vs state
Social Studies14%-16 vs state

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Students who attend Berta Cabaza Middle usually go on to attend San Benito High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Berta Cabaza Middle.

Berta Cabaza Middle ranks 1700th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Berta Cabaza Middle are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.


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