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La Paloma Elementary

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La Paloma Elementary ranks 2046 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

La Paloma Elementary in San Benito, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 474 students within the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, where 88% of students are economically disadvantaged. This school stands out for its remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 18th percentile (1 star) in the 2023-2024 school year to the 56th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026—a dramatic 38-point jump that makes it a rising star in a district with a wide performance gap. While top performers like Downs Fine Arts Academy and Cash Elementary have been consistently high, and Roberts Elementary has been consistently low, La Paloma’s upward trajectory is unique and suggests effective leadership and instructional changes are driving success.

La Paloma excels in serving its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 84th percentile for Special Education students and the 83rd percentile for low-socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025—both earning 4 stars. This is a stark contrast to many nearby schools that struggle with these subgroups. Additionally, the school’s 4th graders achieved a 64.18% proficiency rate in Mathematics, the highest among comparable district schools, outperforming even La Encantada Elementary (64%) and Downs Fine Arts Academy (56.6%). The school also shows a unique strength with migrant students, ranking 10th out of 32 schools statewide (69th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025-2026.

However, a key challenge is a consistent "5th grade slump," where proficiency drops significantly in reading (39.39% vs. 52.83% in 4th grade), math (47.83% vs. 64.18%), and science (21.15% in 2024-2025, well below the state average of 29.57%). This pattern has persisted for three years, indicating that while the school builds strong foundational skills in early grades, it struggles to maintain momentum with more complex content. Notably, La Paloma’s spending per student ($9,989) is lower than peers like Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy (over $20,000), reinforcing that its success is driven by effective instructional strategies rather than higher funding. The primary opportunity is to replicate its early-grade success in 5th grade and science programs.

474

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,351

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35076 Padilla St
San Benito, TX 78586-9714

(956) 361-6780

District: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend La Paloma Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

2.7%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

2,046^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	51.3	2046 of 4627	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	2057 of 4651	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.0	3843 of 4710	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	2180 of 4647	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	2576 of 4581	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3627 of 4578	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2292 of 4479	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	2002 of 4359	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.6	3055 of 4329	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.2	3330 of 4286	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	3434 of 4320	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.9	2209 of 4260	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.8	2935 of 4221	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	3236 of 4206	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	3438 of 4095	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	3736 of 3937	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	3603 of 3884	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	2982 of 3768	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.3	3413 of 3724	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	3043 of 3476	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.8	2493 of 3475	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	59.8	1498 of 3465	56.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.6	1441 of 4461	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	3246 of 4331	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	1240 of 4295	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	1694 of 4240	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	1135 of 2918	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	2644 of 3668	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	1635 of 3556	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	1345 of 3487	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.7	2923 of 3446	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	1543 of 3333	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	1306 of 3226	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	2258 of 4575	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	1980 of 3744	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3750 of 4658	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	1912 of 4588	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	2726 of 4561	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	3331 of 4499	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	2740 of 4348	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	2721 of 4306	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	1612 of 4413	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	1218 of 3644	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	3222 of 4465	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.4	1683 of 4401	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	2126 of 4376	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	3308 of 4329	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	1798 of 4188	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	1572 of 4168	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	1270 of 4520	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	628 of 3705	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	38.5	3009 of 4594	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	1242 of 4521	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1549 of 4477	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	3171 of 4451	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.3	1340 of 4309	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1177 of 4264	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	1818 of 4582	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	1353 of 3739	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	3360 of 4647	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2436 of 4585	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	2488 of 4563	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3880 of 4498	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1810 of 4357	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1496 of 4319	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.6	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	54 of 93	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	61 of 112	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	1106 of 4301	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	580 of 3549	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	33.7	3021 of 4292	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2046 of 4086	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3262 of 3952	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3723 of 3799	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	2957 of 3684	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Migrant (2026)69th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%+6 vs state

Reading47%-8 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 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
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
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
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
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
Rangerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17558 Landrum Park Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6840	203	13	15.6	90.1%	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.2	1647^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.4%		48.5	2225^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%	578		48.2	52.2	64.5	51.9	52.2	48.4	$13,377
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	4123^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.9%		26.1	3662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.3%	461		27.1	35.2	50.9	6.1	37.0	25.4	$9,600
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%)	64.6	1371^st of 4627 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.1	1376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	5		56.1	66.3	55.8	50.6	47.5	59.5	$9,228
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	4283^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.7	4195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.8%	88		24.2	23.5	31.0	36.4	29.4	31.0	$11,094

Frequently Asked Questions about La Paloma Elementary

Is La Paloma Elementary a good school?

La Paloma Elementary ranks 2046^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of La Paloma Elementary attend?

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

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

How many students attend La Paloma Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended La Paloma Elementary.

What district is La Paloma Elementary in?

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of La Paloma Elementary?

Students at La Paloma Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

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

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