📍 705 Zaragoza St, San Benito, Cameron County, 78586
Fred Booth is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Benito, Cameron County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gabrielle Ocumarez. It is part of the San Benito Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fred Booth enrolls 450 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 440 | 98% |
| White | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 450 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 411 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fred Booth is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 27, state house district 38.
Fred Booth is one of 23 schools in SAN BENITO CISD, based in SAN BENITO, Texas. The district serves 9,073 students district-wide and employs 634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, Fred Booth is close to the district average of about 394 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize