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Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary Primary School
2101 South Taylor Rd
Mcallen TX, 78501, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-668-0426
Ranking:
(1,581 out of 6,018, top 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Sharyland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 648 | 604 | 640 | 619 | 641 | 642 | 652 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 59 | 9.1% | 41 | 6.8% | 41 | 6.4% | 55 | 8.9% | 56 | 8.7% | 46 | 7.2% | 51 | 7.8% |
Kindergarten: | 57 | 8.8% | 68 | 11.3% | 82 | 12.8% | 80 | 12.9% | 71 | 11.1% | 77 | 12.0% | 84 | 12.9% |
Grade 1: | 91 | 14.0% | 88 | 14.6% | 83 | 13.0% | 70 | 11.3% | 76 | 11.9% | 75 | 11.7% | 90 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 103 | 15.9% | 77 | 12.7% | 83 | 13.0% | 82 | 13.2% | 77 | 12.0% | 90 | 14.0% | 76 | 11.7% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 12.2% | 74 | 12.3% | 82 | 12.8% | 76 | 12.3% | 84 | 13.1% | 82 | 12.8% | 89 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 82 | 12.7% | 83 | 13.7% | 81 | 12.7% | 90 | 14.5% | 82 | 12.8% | 82 | 12.8% | 102 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 85 | 13.1% | 83 | 13.7% | 95 | 14.8% | 81 | 13.1% | 85 | 13.3% | 101 | 15.7% | 91 | 14.0% |
Grade 6: | 92 | 14.2% | 90 | 14.9% | 93 | 14.5% | 85 | 13.7% | 110 | 17.2% | 89 | 13.9% | 69 | 10.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 332 | 51.2% | 313 | 51.8% | 332 | 51.9% | 315 | 50.9% | 335 | 52.3% | 329 | 51.2% | 355 | 54.4% |
Female: | 316 | 48.8% | 291 | 48.2% | 308 | 48.1% | 304 | 49.1% | 298 | 46.5% | 305 | 47.5% | 293 | 44.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 12 | 2.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 632 | 97.5% | 576 | 95.4% | 616 | 96.3% | 594 | 96.0% | 611 | 95.3% | 602 | 93.8% | 608 | 93.3% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% |
White: | 8 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.0% | 28 | 4.4% | 35 | 5.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 433 | 66.8% | 371 | 61.4% | 385 | 60.2% | 354 | 57.2% | 395 | 61.6% | 345 | 53.7% | 331 | 50.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 7.4% | 62 | 10.3% | 49 | 7.7% | 46 | 7.4% | 36 | 5.6% | 40 | 6.2% | 53 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.22 | 17.74 | 18.32 | 17.33 | 16.33 | 16.00 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 88.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 11.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 38.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 61.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,651.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,505.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,925.0 |
* Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.