📍 3840 Briarchase Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77014
Beneke el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 637 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Smith. It is part of the Spring Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths.
Beneke el enrolls 637 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 4.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 399 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 175 | 27% |
| Asian | 30 | 4.7% |
| White | 15 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
556 of the school's 637 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 476 qualify for free lunch and 80 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beneke 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 126.
Beneke el is one of 42 schools in SPRING ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 33,590 students district-wide and employs 2,262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 637 students, Beneke el is smaller than the district average of about 800 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large