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Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary

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Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary ranks 2519 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary in San Benito, TX, is a small, rural PK-5 school serving 351 students in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is in the middle of a remarkable turnaround. After ranking in the bottom 30% of Texas elementary schools for years, it has climbed from the 7th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 46th percentile in 2025-2026—a 39-percentile-point jump in five years. No other school in the district shows such a steep, sustained improvement. The school is particularly effective with its most vulnerable students: it ranks in the 72nd percentile for low-income students and the 71st percentile for migrant students. Most impressively, its Gifted and Talented program soared to the 98th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, a massive leap from the 11th percentile just a few years earlier. Mathematics is a clear strength, with 4th and 5th graders consistently outperforming both district and state averages. While the school spends less per student (~$10,792) than nearby schools like Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy ($20,376), its results are improving faster, pointing to efficient resource use and effective teaching.

The main challenge is a large gender achievement gap: in 2025-2026, female students ranked in the 65th percentile, while male students ranked in the 20th percentile—the widest gap in the district. For comparison, at La Encantada Elementary, a consistently high-performing school with similar demographics, the gap is much smaller (82nd vs. 79th percentile). Angela Gerusa Leal is rapidly closing the gap with top performers like La Encantada, but addressing this gender disparity will be key to its continued success.

351

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,268

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33356 Fm 732
San Benito, TX 78586

(956) 276-5055

District: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Miller Jordan Middle
High:	San Benito High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

0.9%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Texas avg51%

2,519^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	43.0	2519 of 4627	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	2028 of 4651	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	3085 of 4710	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3262 of 4647	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3816 of 4581	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	4255 of 4578	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3870 of 4479	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3392 of 4359	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	3197 of 4329	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.4	2907 of 4286	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.4	2200 of 4320	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.4	3724 of 4260	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	3855 of 4221	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	4092 of 4206	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	2939 of 4461	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3830 of 4331	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3356 of 4295	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2614 of 4240	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1158 of 2918	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	2450 of 3668	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2107 of 3556	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	2740 of 3487	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3062 of 3446	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	2945 of 3333	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2242 of 3226	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	1622 of 4575	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	1296 of 3744	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	2846 of 4658	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	2483 of 4588	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3461 of 4561	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3971 of 4499	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	3931 of 4348	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3182 of 4306	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	49 of 2619	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	23.4	2844 of 3184	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	2127 of 4413	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	1317 of 3644	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	2829 of 4465	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2837 of 4401	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3565 of 4376	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	4001 of 4329	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3560 of 4188	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3147 of 4168	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	1617 of 4520	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	1019 of 3705	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	2786 of 4594	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2436 of 4521	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3434 of 4477	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	4097 of 4451	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3342 of 4309	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2979 of 4264	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	3682 of 4582	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	2353 of 3739	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	3660 of 4647	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3748 of 4585	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3943 of 4563	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	4299 of 4498	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	3598 of 4357	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3531 of 4319	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	48 of 56	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	83 of 93	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	75 of 112	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	2612 of 4301	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	2585 of 3549	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	2767 of 4292	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2109 of 4086	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2234 of 3952	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3497 of 3799	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3154 of 3684	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)98th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2026)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

Reading41%-14 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary

Is Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary a good school?

Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary ranks 2519^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary in?

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Miller Jordan Middle
High : San Benito High School

What is the racial makeup of Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary?

Students at Angela Gerusa Leal Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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