📍 1750 Mesa Dr, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, 78852
Benavides Heights el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Eagle Pass, Maverick County. The school has 301 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Olivia Garcia. It is part of the Eagle Pass Isd school district. It serves grades 1–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benavides Heights el enrolls 301 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% Black or African American and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 99% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 301 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 268 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benavides Heights el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 19, state house district 74.
Benavides Heights el is one of 24 schools in EAGLE PASS ISD, based in EAGLE PASS, Texas. The district serves 13,820 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 301 students, Benavides Heights el is smaller than the district average of about 576 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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