Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

San Benito CISD: B

Total students

268

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

San Benito CISD: 12.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

San Benito CISD: 92%

Statewide: 90%

Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School is an elementary school in San Benito, TX, in the San Benito CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 268 students. 77.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,665, which is $6,222 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

2700 S Sam Houston
San Benito, TX 78586

Office phone number

(956) 361-6820

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

268

African American

1 (0.4%)

San Benito CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

266 (99.3%)

San Benito CISD: 98.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1 (0.4%)

San Benito CISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

99.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.4%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

77.6 %

San Benito CISD: 70.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

88.8 %

San Benito CISD: 88.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

22 %

San Benito CISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

77.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

20.5 %

San Benito CISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.1 %

San Benito CISD: 4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.3 %

San Benito CISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.5%

Gifted and talented

1.1%

Special education

12.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

San Benito CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

San Benito CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

San Benito CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

San Benito CISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.5 %

San Benito CISD: 12%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

San Benito CISD: 25%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

San Benito CISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

San Benito CISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

25.6 %

San Benito CISD: 12%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

San Benito CISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

San Benito CISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

San Benito CISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

18.5

African American

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

18.5 (100%)

San Benito CISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

15.3 (83%)

San Benito CISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.1 (17%)

San Benito CISD: 19%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

San Benito CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.5

San Benito CISD: 14.6

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

San Benito CISD: 12.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$52,665

San Benito CISD: $58,613

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$65,436

San Benito CISD: $52,931

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,469

San Benito CISD: $53,995

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,874

San Benito CISD: $56,525

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,047

San Benito CISD: $59,551

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$57,364

San Benito CISD: $64,230

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

San Benito CISD: $72,985

Statewide: $71,111

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