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Benito Martinez Elementary

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Benito Martinez Elementary ranks 2793 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2793^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Benito Martinez Elementary is a PK-5 school in El Paso, TX, serving 470 students within the Socorro Independent School District (Isd), a district rated above average statewide. The school has historically been a solid, mid-tier performer, but recent data shows a concerning decline, dropping from a 3-star to a 2-star rating and falling to the 40th percentile in state rankings. This downward trend is the most critical feature of the school's current profile, especially when compared to nearby schools like Pebble Hills Elementary (in Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)), which consistently ranks in the 75th-83rd percentile, and Elfida Chavez Elementary, which has surged from the 41st to the 75th percentile over the same period.

The school exhibits a clear academic split: Reading proficiency is a relative strength, often approaching or exceeding district and state averages, particularly in 5th grade (57% proficient vs. 58% state in 2025-2026). However, Mathematics is a critical area of concern, consistently lagging 10-15 percentage points behind the state average across all tested grades. For example, only 31% of 3rd graders and 40% of 5th graders were proficient in Math in the most recent year, compared to state averages of 44% and 47%. This persistent weakness in math suggests that instructional strategies may be more effective in literacy than in numeracy. Additionally, the school shows extreme volatility in serving specific student groups, such as Special Education students, whose performance swung from a top-tier 5-star ranking to a bottom-tier 1-star ranking in just two years.

The most striking comparison is with Glen Cove Elementary (Ysleta ISD), located just 1.78 miles away, which is a 5-star school ranking in the 94th percentile. While both schools serve a similar demographic, the outcomes are worlds apart: Glen Cove's 5th graders achieved 77% proficiency in Reading and 89% in Math, compared to Benito Martinez's 57% and 40%. This stark contrast highlights that the challenges at Benito Martinez are likely related to school-level factors like instruction, leadership, or curriculum, rather than the community it serves. Nearby schools with specialized themes, such as O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy and Vista Del Sol Environmental Science, also rank higher, suggesting that a focused educational approach may contribute to better performance.

470

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,919

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2640 Robert Wynn
El Paso, TX 79936-3382

(915) 937-8000

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Benito Martinez Elementary usually attend:

High:

Montwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

4.3%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,793^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

264^th of 951Socorro Independent School District (Isd) 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	39.5	2793 of 4627	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	2642 of 4651	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	2506 of 4710	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	1876 of 4647	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	1900 of 4581	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.7	4165 of 4578	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2069 of 4479	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1561 of 4359	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.3	2568 of 4329	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.6	2326 of 4286	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.6	1809 of 4320	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.3	1916 of 4260	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	2058 of 4221	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.3	2810 of 4206	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.4	2440 of 4095	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	2527 of 3937	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	2285 of 3884	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.6	2311 of 3768	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	2726 of 3724	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	2810 of 3476	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	58.2	1617 of 3475	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	1120 of 3465	67.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	2066 of 4461	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	3128 of 4331	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2679 of 4295	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	1719 of 4240	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	1196 of 3668	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	1130 of 3556	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1585 of 3487	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.1	3398 of 3446	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1996 of 3333	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	806 of 3226	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	2852 of 4575	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	1983 of 4658	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	2057 of 4588	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	1949 of 4561	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	3467 of 4499	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2409 of 4348	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	1810 of 4306	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	2863 of 3075	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	1720 of 2980	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	1562 of 2958	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	1807 of 3184	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	1932 of 3106	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	2389 of 4413	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	1178 of 4465	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1376 of 4401	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	1460 of 4376	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	3873 of 4329	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	1498 of 4188	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	1073 of 4168	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	2433 of 4520	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.4	1132 of 4594	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	1463 of 4521	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	1445 of 4477	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.1	3964 of 4451	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1255 of 4309	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	752 of 4264	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2681 of 4582	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	1632 of 4647	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	1665 of 4585	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	1904 of 4563	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.3	4275 of 4498	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	1765 of 4357	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	1397 of 4319	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	3779 of 4301	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	84.6	313 of 4292	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	43.3	2070 of 4086	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3068 of 3952	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3562 of 3799	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	2704 of 3684	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	2263 of 3558	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	28.4	2494 of 3142	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)67th percentile+21 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

White (2019)21st percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Benito Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2640 Robert Wynn	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8000	470	28	16.9	76.2%	20 (4.3%)	7 (1.5%)	438 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	39.5	2793^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		41.9	2642^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%	151				39.0	49.3	57.3				31.2	44.9	40.0				$10,919
Elfida Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11720 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8300	616	40	15.5	81.5%	28 (4.5%)	7 (1.1%)	571 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	69.5	1159^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.0%		62.3	1472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.4%	313				53.3	68.7	64.2				44.6	55.4	64.2				$9,124
O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Leroy Bonse Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7200	672	46	14.6	78.3%	37 (5.5%)	9 (1.3%)	619 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	54.3	1892^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.1%		57.1	1719^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%	173				49.4	61.4	66.7				23.6	42.9	62.8				$11,057
Bill Sybert School	Public	PK, KG-8	11530 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4400	748	54	13.8	74.9%	33 (4.4%)	8 (1.1%)	693 (92.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	55.3	1838^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.4	1561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	277			75.6	57.1	50.7	65.2	56.5	67.6	72.0	40.6	39.4	52.2	41.2	73.0	31.7	$11,027
Helen Ball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Firehouse	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8200	576	40	14.4	73.4%	27 (4.7%)	9 (1.6%)	533 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	44.8	2403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	48.1%		59.9	1583^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.0%	820				46.3	62.6	52.7				31.7	50.0	26.7				$10,111
Tierra Del Sol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1832 Tommy Aaron Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5800	502	37	13.4	74.7%	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	480 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84.4	599^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		81.6	701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	84.9%	102				63.6	73.0	65.3				58.2	85.5	69.4				$12,249
Jane A Hambric School	Public	PK, KG-8	3535 Nolan Richardson Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4600	740	51	14.5	83.8%	19 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	706 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46.9	2280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.7%		41.8	2655^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	375			80.9	53.0	39.1	55.0	55.8	60.7	70.5	36.4	43.8	48.4	37.7	56.8	46.3	$11,057
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	12300 Tierra Este Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6200	862	49	17.4	71.9%	61 (7.1%)	33 (3.8%)	728 (84.5%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	52.3	1995^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.9%		41.8	2649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	654				52.4	54.1	59.1				37.3	41.8	55.5				$7,936
Pebble Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11145 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5600	534	39	13.8	82.4%	10 (1.9%)	7 (1.3%)	516 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	1105^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.1%		68.6	1185^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%	80	16.7	66.7		63.6	63.0	70.8				41.7	51.9	63.1				$12,104
Glen Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10955 Sam Snead Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5500	537	43	12.3	78.0%	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	512 (95.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92.5	274^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.1%		95.5	166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.4%	108	40.0			66.7	75.6	77.5				68.7	81.0	88.7				$13,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Benito Martinez Elementary

What schools do graduates of Benito Martinez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benito Martinez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Montwood High School

Is Benito Martinez Elementary a good school?

Benito Martinez Elementary ranks 2793^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Benito Martinez Elementary in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Benito Martinez Elementary?

Students at Benito Martinez Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Benito Martinez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Benito Martinez Elementary.

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