📍 24160 Briar Berry Ln, Porter, Montgomery County, 77365
Bens Branch el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porter, Montgomery County. The school has 725 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ruth Anderson. It is part of the New Caney Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bens Branch el enrolls 725 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 6.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 47% |
| White | 282 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 28 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 725 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Bens Branch 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 4, state house district 3.
Bens Branch el is one of 21 schools in NEW CANEY ISD, based in NEW CANEY, Texas. The district serves 19,420 students district-wide and employs 1,166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 725 students, Bens Branch el is smaller than the district average of about 925 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large