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Benavides Elementary

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Benavides Elementary ranks 1731 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Benavides Elementary is a small public elementary school located in San Ygnacio, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 61 students. It is part of the Zapata County Independent School District, which is ranked 567 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benavides Elementary has shown mixed performance on STAAR tests compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the district and state in 3rd grade reading and 5th grade reading, but struggled in 4th grade reading and 4th grade math. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 91.8% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Benavides Elementary spends more per student ($11,631 in 2020-2021) compared to the nearby Zapata North Elementary ($9,515) and Zapata South Elementary ($10,006), but has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 in 2023-2024.

The school's performance data shows significant disparities in academic achievement between different student subgroups, and its overall academic performance has been inconsistent over the years, ranking as high as 1,731 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools in 2024-2025 but as low as 4,571 out of 4,578 in 2020-2021. Compared to the other elementary schools in the district, Benavides Elementary has a smaller student population and higher per-student spending, but its academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Zapata North and Zapata South Elementary schools, suggesting the school may need to examine its instructional practices and resource allocation to improve student outcomes.

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,122

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 Lincoln St
San Ygnacio, TX 78067-0219

(956) 765-5611

District: Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Benavides Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Zapata Middle
High:	Zapata High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

Texas avg47%

1,731^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)

567^th of 961Zapata County 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
2025	56.9	1731 of 4651	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	1941 of 4710	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	2571 of 4647	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3209 of 4581	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	4571 of 4578	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	2023 of 4479	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	2180 of 4359	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.9	2028 of 4329	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	1784 of 4286	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.6	2565 of 4320	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.3	2570 of 4260	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.5	2562 of 4221	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.4	2023 of 4206	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	82.2	355 of 4095	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	51.1	2280 of 3937	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.8	1939 of 3884	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.2	2463 of 3768	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.8	3077 of 3724	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	2718 of 3476	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	2788 of 3475	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.4	2917 of 3465	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.6	2548 of 4461	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4294 of 4331	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	1490 of 4295	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	2810 of 4240	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	17.9	3284 of 3446	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2538 of 3333	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2258 of 3226	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	1666 of 4561	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	1741 of 4348	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	2270 of 4306	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	1569 of 3644	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2128 of 4465	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	2186 of 4401	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	2977 of 4376	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.6	4318 of 4329	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1593 of 4188	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	1837 of 4168	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	1426 of 3705	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	1904 of 4594	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	1962 of 4521	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	2354 of 4477	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.7	4433 of 4451	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	1208 of 4309	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	2117 of 4264	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	3433 of 4563	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	4474 of 4498	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2002 of 4357	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2402 of 4319	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2022)63rd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2022)25th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)5th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading58%+3 vs state

Mathematics38%-7 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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Schools Near Benavides Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Benavides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Lincoln St	San Ygnacio	78067	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-5611	51	6	8.5	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.9	1731^st of 4651 public elementary schools	62.8%		53.8	1941^st of 4710 public elementary schools	58.8%	210	69.2	16.7	71.4	53.9	0.0	42.9	28.6	$13,122
Fidel And Andrea R Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Mira Flores St	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-4321	445	31	14.4	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	2483^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%		56.7	1768^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.5%	715	40.0	33.9	47.3	52.7	59.3	48.7	17.6	$9,438
Zapata North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 E 17th Ave	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-6921	571	37	15.5	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	570 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.3	1515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.4%		61.4	1526^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.6%	11	28.2	62.6	68.8	44.2	53.9	60.3	34.6	$7,944
Zapata South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Delmar St	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-4332	428	31	13.8	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	428 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	2543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%		42.6	2689^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.9%	146	59.6	63.9	47.1	46.8	55.6	22.1	7.1	$9,972

Frequently Asked Questions about Benavides Elementary

How many students attend Benavides Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 51 students attended Benavides Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Benavides Elementary?

Students at Benavides Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Is Benavides Elementary a good school?

Benavides Elementary ranks 1731^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Benavides Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benavides Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Zapata Middle
High : Zapata High School

What district is Benavides Elementary in?

Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)

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