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Roberts Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Roberts Elementary in San Benito, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 303 students within the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools with a state percentile ranking of just 7th for the 2025-2026 school year, and test scores across all subjects are 20 to 30 percentage points below district and state averages.

What sets Roberts Elementary apart from nearby schools is its extreme and persistent low performance compared to peers like Downs Fine Arts Academy (77th percentile) and Cash Elementary (70th percentile), which are high-performing. However, there is a notable bright spot: the school's Special Education students ranked in the 33rd percentile statewide, earning 2 stars, which is the highest-performing subgroup at the school. This suggests that special education programs are relatively effective compared to general education instruction. Additionally, the school spends $11,705 per student, which is dramatically lower than the $20,376 spent at the similarly low-performing Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy (11th percentile), highlighting that high spending alone does not guarantee better outcomes.

One alarming finding is the "science cliff" in 5th grade, where only 4.44% of students were proficient in Science in the 2024-2025 school year, far below the state average of 29.57%. Despite the overall downward trend, there is a glimmer of hope: the school's overall rank improved from the 2nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026, and the Special Education subgroup jumped from the 11th to the 33rd percentile in the same period. This suggests that recent interventions may be starting to have a small, positive impact, particularly for special needs students.

303

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,094

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 Biddle Ave
San Benito, TX 78586

(956) 361-6740

District: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Roberts Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Berta Cabaza Middle
High:	San Benito High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

2.0%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Reading scores 28 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

4,296^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

530^th of 947San 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	15.1	4296 of 4643	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	4195 of 4651	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	4595 of 4710	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	4449 of 4647	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	4448 of 4581	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	4468 of 4578	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	4453 of 4479	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3732 of 4359	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	4105 of 4329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	3907 of 4286	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	3906 of 4320	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	4013 of 4260	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	3899 of 4221	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	3974 of 4206	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	3496 of 4095	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	3522 of 3937	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	3387 of 3884	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.8	3008 of 3768	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	3381 of 3724	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.4	3077 of 3476	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	2790 of 3475	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.9	2521 of 3465	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.5	4429 of 4461	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3801 of 4331	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	4217 of 4295	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	2882 of 4240	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2580 of 2918	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	3650 of 3668	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	3465 of 3556	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	3467 of 3487	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	2878 of 3446	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	3181 of 3333	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2257 of 3226	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	4350 of 4588	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	3444 of 3744	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	4569 of 4658	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	4400 of 4588	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	4488 of 4561	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4146 of 4499	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	4322 of 4348	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3877 of 4306	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	4032 of 4425	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	3268 of 3644	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4324 of 4465	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4201 of 4401	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	4258 of 4376	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	4219 of 4329	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	4171 of 4188	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3523 of 4168	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	3979 of 4535	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	3094 of 3705	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	4486 of 4594	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4248 of 4521	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	4328 of 4477	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4286 of 4451	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	4268 of 4309	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3214 of 4264	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	4080 of 4597	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	3312 of 3739	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4384 of 4647	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4302 of 4585	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4300 of 4563	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	4451 of 4498	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	4336 of 4357	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3457 of 4319	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	18.8	54 of 56	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	85 of 93	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	74 of 112	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	2880 of 4308	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	2829 of 3549	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	3826 of 4292	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2506 of 4086	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3541 of 3952	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2145 of 3799	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	2495 of 3684	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.8	3548 of 3558	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Migrant (2021)4th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

Reading27%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (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 (2025)	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	451 Biddle Ave	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6740	303	20	15.2	95.0%	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	4296^th of 4643 public elementary schools	7.5%		16.7	4195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.8%	101									24.2	23.5	31.0			36.4	29.4	31.0				$11,094
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Zaragoza St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6860	441	28	15.9	93.2%	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	4135^th of 4643 public elementary schools	10.9%		26.1	3662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.3%	473									27.1	35.2	50.9			6.1	37.0	25.4				$9,600
Downs Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1302 N Dowling	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6720	426	31	13.7	72.5%	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	403 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.3	1084^th of 4643 public elementary schools	76.7%		63.8	1391^st of 4651 public elementary schools	70.1%	307									65.4	52.8	59.6			55.8	56.6	68.1				$11,802
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	2321^st of 4643 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.7	1920^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%	401									36.8	31.0	58.6			36.8	47.6	62.1				$9,987
Cash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Ponciana St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6700	611	36	16.9	82.2%	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	598 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.7	1375^th of 4643 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.1	1376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	1									56.1	66.3	55.8			50.6	47.5	59.5				$9,228
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	1734^th of 4643 public elementary schools	62.7%		48.6	2218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.3%	484									63.6	47.4	62.3			60.0	46.6	37.7				$10,537
Idea San Benito Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2151 Russell Ln	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 399-5252	685	36	18.9	80.3%	25 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	648 (94.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	62.8	1479^th of 4643 public elementary schools	68.1%		58.4	1652^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.5%	173									51.4	61.7	62.5			45.1	60.9	46.1				$10,983
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%)	40.9	2679^th of 4643 public elementary schools	42.3%		39.6	2794^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.9%	115									50.0	58.5	38.1			34.3	51.2	33.3				$13,726
Horizon Montessori III - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2802 S 77 Sunshine Strip	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 423-8200	291	19	15.0	70.8%	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (93.8%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	2706^th of 4643 public elementary schools	41.7%		44.6	2466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	240							62.5	87.5	40.9	37.9	61.1	53.3	40.0	50.0	37.9	38.9	33.3	40.0	37.5	$9,065
Treasure Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Haine Dr	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3180	758	49	15.3	69.4%	40 (5.3%)	6 (0.8%)	696 (91.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	51	2075^th of 4643 public elementary schools	55.3%		45.8	2396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	321									46.5	56.4	64.7			34.2	50.9	42.2				$9,099

Frequently Asked Questions about Roberts Elementary

How many students attend Roberts Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Roberts Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Roberts Elementary?

Students at Roberts Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Roberts Elementary in?

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Is Roberts Elementary a good school?

Roberts Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Roberts Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roberts Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berta Cabaza Middle
High : San Benito High School

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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