📍 1302 N Dowling, San Benito, Cameron County, 78586
Downs Fine Arts Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Benito, Cameron County. The school has 367 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Camacho. It is part of the San Benito Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Downs Fine Arts Academy enrolls 367 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 352 | 96% |
| White | 12 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 367 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 275 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Downs Fine Arts Academy 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.
Downs Fine Arts Academy 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 367 students, Downs Fine Arts Academy 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
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