Benavides Elementary School
- Elementary school in Zapata County ISD
- San Ygnacio, TX
- Kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
A
Zapata County ISD: B
Total students
64
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
Zapata County ISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Zapata County ISD: 93.3%
Statewide: 90%
Benavides Elementary School is an elementary school in San Ygnacio, TX, in the Zapata County ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 64 students. 81.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,464, which is $4,423 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.
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Principals
- Lauro Garza
- dbrandon@zcisd.org
- (956) 765-5611
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Benavides 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
64
African American
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
64 (100%)
Zapata County ISD: 99.3%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
81.3 %
Zapata County ISD: 65.5%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
85.9 %
Zapata County ISD: 88.1%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
29.7 %
Zapata County ISD: 31.6%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
28.1 %
Zapata County ISD: 31%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
9.4 %
Zapata County ISD: 7.1%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
4.7 %
Zapata County ISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
A
Zapata County ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Zapata County ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Zapata County ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
Not rated
Zapata County ISD: 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
22.4 %
Zapata County ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 15%
African American
N/A
Zapata County ISD: Masked
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Zapata County ISD: N/A
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Zapata County ISD: Masked
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
22.4 %
Zapata County ISD: 26%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Zapata County ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
N/A
Zapata County ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
N/A
Zapata County ISD: Masked
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
4.9
African American
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
4.9 (100%)
Zapata County ISD: 96.5%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 0.4%
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%)
Zapata County ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
4 (81.5%)
Zapata County ISD: 80.1%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
0.9 (18.5%)
Zapata County ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Zapata County ISD: 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
13
Zapata County ISD: 14.3
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
11 years
Zapata County ISD: 12.5 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
$54,464
Zapata County ISD: $54,608
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$49,300
Zapata County ISD: $47,197
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
N/A
Zapata County ISD: $48,806
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$54,501
Zapata County ISD: $51,717
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$57,010
Zapata County ISD: $56,115
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
N/A
Zapata County ISD: $62,725
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Zapata County ISD: $66,085
Statewide: $71,111