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Benavides Secondary

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Benavides Secondary ranks 622 nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 69% of Texas high schools

Summary

Benavides Secondary in Benavides, TX, is a small, rural school serving 87 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Benavides Independent School District (Isd). This intimate learning environment has undergone a remarkable transformation, jumping from the 4th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 69th percentile in 2025-2026—a 65-percentile-point improvement that earned it a 3-star rating. With nearly 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school demonstrates a strong commitment to student success, supported by an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1 and high per-pupil spending of $22,351.

Compared to the nearby San Diego High School, Benavides Secondary stands out for its upward academic trajectory and resource investment. While San Diego High School has remained stagnant around the 45th-48th percentile, Benavides now significantly outranks it (69th vs. 48th percentile). The school also boasts a perfect 0.0% dropout rate for the last two years and a 96.6% graduation rate, compared to San Diego High School's 91.5% graduation rate and 0.6% dropout rate. In core high school subjects, Benavides excels on End-of-Course exams, outperforming both San Diego High School and state averages in Algebra I (75% vs. 35% and 54%), Biology (91% vs. 70% and 71%), and English I Reading (83% vs. 55% and 55%).

However, the school presents a tale of two levels: while high school programs are a powerhouse, middle school grades (6-8) struggle significantly. In 2025-2026, 6th-grade Reading proficiency was only 14% (state: 54%), and math proficiency rates for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were 0%, 0%, and 21% respectively. This suggests a critical need to strengthen foundational skills in the middle grades. Notably, the school is particularly effective with its core demographic, ranking in the 82nd percentile for Hispanic students and the 84th percentile for low socio-economic status students, indicating successful efforts to close achievement gaps. The dramatic improvement in Algebra I—from 0% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 75% in 2025-2026—points to a successful intervention in the math department, offering hope for similar progress in the middle school years.

Students ?

5.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,595

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 Eagle Dr
Benavides, TX 78341-0916

(361) 256-3040

District: Benavides Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Benavides Secondary:

Elementary:

Benavides Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 49 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 52% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 32 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Texas avg52%

Middle school

1,854^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

622^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 49 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

533^rd of 951Benavides 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	1854 of 2335	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.2	1096 of 2344	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	1868 of 2372	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2153 of 2330	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2136 of 2254	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1943 of 2252	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1523 of 2193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1679 of 2080	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	1387 of 2027	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.0	1013 of 1987	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	1094 of 2043	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.5	1396 of 1987	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	1431 of 1973	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	1758 of 1951	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	51.3	1099 of 1895	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.7	1285 of 1803	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	1510 of 1763	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	1401 of 1718	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	1596 of 1684	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	32.4	1195 of 1585	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	1510 of 1582	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.3	1453 of 1573	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	2077 of 2182	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1991 of 2118	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1893 of 2058	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1392 of 2008	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1802 of 2240	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	1109 of 2242	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.3	2006 of 2241	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2178 of 2221	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1993 of 2151	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1648 of 2047	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1609 of 2008	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1686 of 2141	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.7	593 of 1731	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	1476 of 2119	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1939 of 2116	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1981 of 2077	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1713 of 2043	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1240 of 1935	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1436 of 1895	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	1590 of 2253	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	61.0	522 of 1820	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	34.6	1543 of 2235	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2099 of 2251	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	2125 of 2220	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1928 of 2172	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1148 of 2073	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1504 of 2039	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1046 of 1818	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.7	2077 of 2246	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	2198 of 2245	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1937 of 2228	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1664 of 2168	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1329 of 2069	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1674 of 2030	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	622 of 2009	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	929 of 1974	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	1570 of 1990	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1882 of 1961	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1186 of 1876	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1405 of 1861	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1570 of 1857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1304 of 1797	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	1466 of 1777	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	1417 of 1762	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.7	1218 of 1743	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.6	1227 of 1734	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.2	1183 of 1652	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.4	650 of 1603	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.7	1255 of 1672	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.8	1144 of 1568	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.2	907 of 1539	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	741 of 1510	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	28.2	1243 of 1497	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	1137 of 1430	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.7	829 of 1429	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	1047 of 1427	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.9	823 of 1837	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.1	1574 of 1829	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1559 of 1810	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1170 of 1784	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	1108 of 1136	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	1340 of 1936	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	602 of 1504	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	1263 of 1880	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1811 of 1891	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1340 of 1841	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1426 of 1815	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1616 of 1798	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1136 of 1781	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	343 of 1860	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	55.6	475 of 1453	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	1148 of 1805	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1730 of 1820	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	997 of 1762	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1264 of 1743	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1462 of 1714	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1161 of 1691	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	309 of 1937	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	578 of 1513	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	1238 of 1884	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1805 of 1897	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1077 of 1847	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	1291 of 1848	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1559 of 1818	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1165 of 1794	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	510 of 1954	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	45.7	718 of 1515	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	1453 of 1891	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1810 of 1913	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	978 of 1853	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1353 of 1840	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1502 of 1824	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1433 of 1803	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	84.8	101 of 1347	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2018)93rd percentile+65 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)55th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology91%+20 vs state

English I Reading83%+28 vs state

Algebra I75%+21 vs state

English II Reading69%+9 vs state

Reading47%-7 vs state

U.S. History47%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-30 vs state

Social Studies0%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Benavides Secondary	Public	6-12	1025 Eagle Dr	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 256-3040	87	16	5.5	89.7%	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.1	622^nd of 2009 public high schools	69.0%		49.1	929^th of 1974 public high schools	52.9%	307	75.0	90.9	83.3	68.8	47.1	75.0	27.3	42.9	14.3	62.5	63.6	25.0	9.1	14.3	0.0	0.0	21.4	0.0	$20,595
San Diego High School	Public	9-12	235 S Hwy 359	San Diego	78384	Duval County	San Diego Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 279-3382	446	31	14.5	83.9%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46.6	1047^th of 2009 public high schools	47.9%		45.7	1024^th of 1974 public high schools	48.1%	23	35.2	70.1	55.2	65.1	61.1														$12,054

Frequently Asked Questions about Benavides Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Benavides Secondary?

Students at Benavides Secondary are 94% Hispanic, 6% White.

What schools feed into Benavides Secondary?

Benavides Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benavides Elementary

How many students attend Benavides Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 87 students attended Benavides Secondary.

What district is Benavides Secondary in?

Benavides Independent School District (Isd)

Is Benavides Secondary a good school?

Benavides Secondary ranks 622^nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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