📍 18027b Kuykendahl Rd, Klein, Harris County, 77379
Benfer el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Klein, Harris County. The school has 795 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Johnson. It is part of the Klein Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benfer el enrolls 795 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 331 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 202 | 25% |
| White | 177 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 40 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 795 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 483 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benfer el 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 TX-20, state senate district 7, state house district 150.
Benfer el is one of 52 schools in KLEIN ISD, based in KLEIN, Texas. The district serves 52,437 students district-wide and employs 3,657 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 795 students, Benfer el is smaller than the district average of about 1,008 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large