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Raul Garza Jr Elementary Primary School
848 8th St
San Benito TX, 78586, Cameron County
Phone: 956-361-6900
Ranking:
(4,163 out of 6,018, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: San Benito Consolidated 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: | 25 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 409 | 392 | 412 | 576 | 557 | 444 | 448 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 52 | 12.7% | 45 | 11.5% | 63 | 15.3% | 57 | 9.9% | 62 | 11.1% | 51 | 11.5% | 38 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten: | 59 | 14.4% | 71 | 18.1% | 42 | 10.2% | 77 | 13.4% | 87 | 15.6% | 66 | 14.9% | 62 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 18.1% | 47 | 12.0% | 65 | 15.8% | 94 | 16.3% | 84 | 15.1% | 64 | 14.4% | 66 | 14.7% |
Grade 2: | 43 | 10.5% | 55 | 14.0% | 69 | 16.7% | 91 | 15.8% | 68 | 12.2% | 66 | 14.9% | 83 | 18.5% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 13.7% | 71 | 18.1% | 59 | 14.3% | 67 | 11.6% | 89 | 16.0% | 78 | 17.6% | 65 | 14.5% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 16.9% | 58 | 14.8% | 46 | 11.2% | 94 | 16.3% | 89 | 16.0% | 62 | 14.0% | 63 | 14.1% |
Grade 5: | 56 | 13.7% | 45 | 11.5% | 68 | 16.5% | 96 | 16.7% | 78 | 14.0% | 57 | 12.8% | 71 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 219 | 53.5% | 225 | 57.4% | 229 | 55.6% | 300 | 52.1% | 302 | 54.2% | 235 | 52.9% | 228 | 50.9% |
Female: | 190 | 46.5% | 167 | 42.6% | 183 | 44.4% | 276 | 47.9% | 247 | 44.3% | 201 | 45.3% | 216 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 407 | 99.5% | 391 | 99.7% | 412 | 100.0% | 574 | 99.7% | 549 | 98.6% | 438 | 98.6% | 445 | 99.3% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 378 | 92.4% | 364 | 92.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.28 | 18.37 | 16.85 | 18.37 | 19.60 | 19.60 | 19.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 56% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 60% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 42% | 56% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 54% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 56% | 68% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 45% | 53% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 42% | 60% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 41% | 64% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 72% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 63% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 97.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,770.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,613.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,172.0 |
* Raul Garza Jr Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.