📍 250 E Indian Trl, Aurora, Kane County, 60505
Benavides Steam Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Kane County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patricia Rangel. It is part of the Aurora East USD 131 school district. It serves grades K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benavides Steam Academy enrolls 300 students across grades K–2. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Black or African American and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 273 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3.7% |
| White | 7 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 300 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benavides Steam Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 83.
Benavides Steam Academy is one of 20 schools in Aurora East USD 131, based in Aurora, Illinois. The district serves 12,187 students district-wide and employs 812 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, Benavides Steam Academy is smaller than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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