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Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary

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Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary ranks 2673 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary is a small PK-5 school in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, serving 271 students in a high-poverty area where over 83% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school is in the midst of a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 3rd percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 42nd percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating after five consecutive years of improvement.

What sets De La Fuente apart is its exceptional performance with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 59th percentile for this group—far exceeding its overall rank and outperforming most Texas schools serving similar demographics. This success is supported by a small student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1, notably lower than nearby schools like Cash Elementary (16.9:1) and La Paloma Elementary (16.5:1), along with higher per-student spending ($11,842) compared to many peers. While Downs Fine Arts Academy remains the district's academic leader (77th percentile), De La Fuente's sustained upward trajectory is more compelling than the volatile performance of schools like Roberts Elementary (7th percentile, trending down) or Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy (11th percentile, stagnant despite high spending).

However, the school faces challenges with inconsistent grade-level performance. While 4th grade excels—outperforming the district and state in both Reading (58.54%) and Math (51.22%)—5th grade struggles significantly (Reading: 38.1%, Math: 33.33%), suggesting a need for stronger upper-grade support. Performance also varies by subgroup, with male students (34th percentile) and Hispanic students (49th percentile) showing more middling results. Addressing this 5th-grade slump will be key to ensuring the positive trajectory continues for all students at this rapidly improving school.

271

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,726

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 S Sam Houston
San Benito, TX 78586

(956) 361-6820

District: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Berta Cabaza Middle
High:	San Benito High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

White:

2.6%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of San Benito Consolidated Independent School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg50%

Texas avg51%

2,673^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	40.8	2673 of 4627	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	2794 of 4651	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3392 of 4710	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3946 of 4647	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	4130 of 4581	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	4463 of 4578	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2137 of 4479	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	1604 of 4359	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	1663 of 4329	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.1	2492 of 4286	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.7	2615 of 4320	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.4	2993 of 4260	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	3757 of 4221	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	3936 of 4206	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	38.0	3048 of 4095	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	2966 of 3937	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	2823 of 3884	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.2	2132 of 3768	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	3990 of 4461	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	4013 of 4331	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	75.2	593 of 4295	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	790 of 4240	81.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	1042 of 2918	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	2226 of 3668	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	3110 of 3556	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	3388 of 3487	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	3339 of 3446	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.6	815 of 3333	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	382 of 3226	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2165 of 4575	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	1932 of 3744	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2585 of 4658	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3813 of 4588	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4089 of 4561	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	4425 of 4499	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	1738 of 4348	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	1307 of 4306	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2251 of 4413	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	1625 of 3644	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	2856 of 4465	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3629 of 4401	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	3938 of 4376	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	4213 of 4329	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1603 of 4188	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	1125 of 4168	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	1854 of 4520	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	1669 of 3705	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	3384 of 4594	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4029 of 4521	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4091 of 4477	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	4403 of 4451	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.8	1077 of 4309	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	672 of 4264	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	3044 of 4582	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	1912 of 3739	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	3707 of 4647	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3898 of 4585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4128 of 4563	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	4272 of 4498	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2742 of 4357	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2219 of 4319	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	2248 of 4301	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	1952 of 3549	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3582 of 4292	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3104 of 4086	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	2962 of 3952	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3497 of 3799	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1974 of 3684	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	2720 of 3558	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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	1082^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	76.6%		63.8	1391^st of 4651 public elementary schools	70.1%	309			65.4	52.8	59.6			55.8	56.6	68.1				$11,802
Idea Academy San Benito	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%)	62.7	1476^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.1%		58.4	1652^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.5%	176			51.4	61.7	62.5			45.1	60.9	46.1				$10,983
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	2700^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.6%		44.6	2466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	234	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary

How many students attend Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary.

What district is Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary in?

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Is Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary a good school?

Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary ranks 2673^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary?

Students at Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary attend?

Students who attend Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berta Cabaza Middle
High : San Benito High School

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