📍 5436 Bulldog Ln, Banquete, Nueces County, 78339
Banquete el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Banquete, Nueces County. The school has 382 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angelica Escobar. It is part of the Banquete Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Banquete el enrolls 382 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 84% |
| White | 61 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
276 of the school's 382 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Banquete el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 34.
Banquete el is one of 4 schools in BANQUETE ISD, based in BANQUETE, Texas. The district serves 744 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 382 students, Banquete el is larger than the district average of about 186 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant