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Benavides Heights El

PublicElementaryGrades 1–6

1750 Mesa Dr, Eagle Pass, TX 78852 · (830) 758-7006 · Part of Eagle Pass Independent School District

Eagle Pass’ School Grade C+ better than 42% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
308
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
1–6
The gist

What stands out about Benavides Heights El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Eagle Pass kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Eagle Pass kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–K3 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
1–6Benavides Heights ElYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1750 Mesa Dr, Eagle Pass

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 149
Grade 258
Grade 361
Grade 444
Grade 546
Grade 650
Enrollment over time
293’20
275’21
301’22
317’23
308’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 100%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benavides Heights El from Eagle Pass families.

Other schools in Eagle Pass Independent School District

The district →
Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Eagle Pass
461 students20:1
Language Development Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Eagle Pass
440 students20:1
Kennedy El
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Eagle Pass
424 students19:1
Rosita Valley Literacy Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Eagle Pass
363 students18:1
Maude Mae Kirchner El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Quemado
C+
108 students12:1
Armando Cerna El
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Eagle Pass
C
588 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Eagle Pass’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.