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San Benito Riverside Middle

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San Benito Riverside Middle ranks 1531 st of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Texas middle schools

Summary

San Benito Riverside Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, located in San Benito, Texas. With 498 students, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently low test scores, relatively high dropout rates, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

On state assessments, only 13.48% of 6th graders at San Benito Riverside Middle were proficient or better in reading, compared to 54.21% statewide. The school also struggles in math, with only 21.4% of 6th graders proficient, compared to 37.68% across Texas. Dropout rates at the school range from 0.2% to 2.8%, higher than the state average. Additionally, 85.94% to 92.47% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

When compared to other nearby schools in the district, Collegiate Academy performs significantly better, ranking much higher (533 out of 2,344 Texas middle schools) and having much higher test scores, with 88% of 6th graders proficient in reading. However, one bright spot is that San Benito Riverside Middle's migrant students perform relatively well, ranking 29 out of 76 Texas middle schools for this subgroup in 2022-2023. Addressing the school's overall challenges will be crucial for improving outcomes for all students.

558

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,608

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35428 Padilla St
San Benito, TX 78586

(956) 361-6940

District: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend San Benito Riverside Middle usually attend:

High:

San Benito High School

Feeder schools for San Benito Riverside Middle:

Elementary:	La Encantada Elementary
	La Paloma Elementary
	Rangerville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

Texas avg47%

1,531^st of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

514^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1531 of 2344	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1855 of 2372	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1809 of 2330	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1617 of 2254	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1873 of 2252	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1482 of 2193	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1684 of 2080	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	1603 of 2027	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.1	1481 of 1987	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	1531 of 2043	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	1299 of 1987	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.6	1450 of 1973	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	1428 of 1951	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.3	1425 of 1895	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.3	1295 of 1803	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	1377 of 1763	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.8	1379 of 1718	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	1153 of 1684	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	1339 of 2182	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1787 of 2118	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1291 of 2058	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1765 of 2008	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	933 of 1428	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1498 of 1770	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1411 of 1720	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1269 of 1643	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1320 of 1592	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1206 of 1445	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1275 of 1376	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1150 of 1825	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1885 of 2242	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1736 of 2241	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1637 of 2221	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1829 of 2151	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1385 of 2047	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1457 of 2008	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	439 of 1230	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	1126 of 1481	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1016 of 1488	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	1102 of 1501	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.9	490 of 1446	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1014 of 1731	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1615 of 2119	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1544 of 2116	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1339 of 2077	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1645 of 2043	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1132 of 1935	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1449 of 1895	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	922 of 1820	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1683 of 2235	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1607 of 2251	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1421 of 2220	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1685 of 2172	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	1019 of 2073	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	1463 of 2039	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1330 of 1818	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1814 of 2246	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1806 of 2245	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1630 of 2228	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1789 of 2168	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1437 of 2069	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1799 of 2030	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	36 of 59	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	29 of 76	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	33 of 70	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	65 of 125	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1251 of 1568	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1409 of 1891	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1646 of 1815	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1705 of 1757	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1542 of 1712	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1260 of 1626	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1413 of 1597	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology100%+38 vs state

English I Reading100%+49 vs state

Algebra I96%+49 vs state

Science42%-4 vs state

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Social Studies22%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
San Benito Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	35428 Padilla St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6940	558	43	12.9	90.1%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.7	1531^st of 2344 public middle schools	34.7%		26.2	1855^th of 2372 public middle schools	21.8%	324	96.0	100.0	100.0	13.5	37.8	49.7	21.4	13.7	60.7	42.3	21.9	$12,608
Miller Jordan Middle	Public	6-8	700 N McCullough	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6650	477	41	11.7	94.5%	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	1921^st of 2344 public middle schools	18.0%		16.1	2128^th of 2372 public middle schools	10.3%	207	100.0	100.0	90.0	20.9	30.4	40.5	20.6	0.0	36.2	32.6	18.8	$11,762
Berta Cabaza Middle	Public	6-8	2901 Shafer Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6600	695	46	14.9	80.0%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	682 (98.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30.9	1700^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.5%		23.5	1931^st of 2372 public middle schools	18.6%	231	66.7	96.3	100.0	18.5	46.2	51.8	24.6	3.4	43.3	30.5	13.8	$10,602
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Rising Scholars Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	151 S Helen Moore Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 399-4358	781	49	15.8	57.0%	26 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	729 (93.3%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	89	167^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.9%		94.1	81^st of 2372 public middle schools	96.6%	86	81.1	87.3	100.0	79.2	80.1	85.6	57.9		61.1	66.8	54.0	$14,953
Collegiate Academy	Public	6-8	2115 N Williams Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 361-6100	117	9	12.5	70.1%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70	533^rd of 2344 public middle schools	77.3%		62.9	711^th of 2372 public middle schools	70.0%	178	26.7	46.7	80.0	88.0		72.3	56.0		36.2	53.2	13.3	$9,023
Coakley Middle	Public	6-8	1402 S 6th St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3000	687	55	12.5	82.8%	44 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	634 (92.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34.7	1567^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.1%		24.9	1894^th of 2372 public middle schools	20.2%	327	60.7			51.6	40.0	51.1	26.6	25.2	22.9	33.5	20.1	$10,410
Stillman Middle	Public	6-8	2977 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1000	964	66	14.5	67.7%	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	944 (97.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68.7	568^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.8%		66.8	621^st of 2372 public middle schools	73.8%	53	91.6	92.9	100.0	62.2	66.5	62.4	50.2	20.5	68.5	57.1	31.1	$10,345
Vernon Middle	Public	6-8	125 S 13th St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3040	631	59	10.7	86.5%	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	609 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.2	1249^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.7%		39.3	1424^th of 2372 public middle schools	40.0%	175	82.5			48.2	50.5	54.7	26.9	38.0	20.4	42.5	24.7	$12,143
Moises Vela Middle	Public	6-8	801 S Palm Blvd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3479	761	57	13.2	66.4%	39 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	717 (94.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65.7	641^st of 2344 public middle schools	72.7%		62.4	728^th of 2372 public middle schools	69.3%	87	64.8			57.0	64.5	63.1	41.2	55.0	37.2	45.1	39.3	$11,075
Manzano Middle	Public	6-8	2580 W Alton Gloor	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-9800	837	60	14.0	81.2%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	831 (99.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62.1	744^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.3%		62.7	717^th of 2372 public middle schools	69.8%	27	94.2	98.6	100.0	68.2	52.7	63.1	44.1	13.0	66.0	50.0	31.0	$11,103

Frequently Asked Questions about San Benito Riverside Middle

What high school do graduates of San Benito Riverside Middle attend?

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

How many students attend San Benito Riverside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended San Benito Riverside Middle.

What district is San Benito Riverside Middle in?

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of San Benito Riverside Middle?

Students at San Benito Riverside Middle are 99% Hispanic.

Is San Benito Riverside Middle a good school?

San Benito Riverside Middle ranks 1531^st of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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