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Hester Juvenile Detent

PublicSecondaryGrades 7–11Alternative Education School

2310 W Hwy 77, San Benito, TX 78586 · (956) 399-3075 · Part of San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Harlingen’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
40
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
7–11
The gist

What stands out about Hester Juvenile Detent

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 110.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2310 W Hwy 77, San Benito

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 75
Grade 812
Grade 913
Grade 107
Grade 113
Enrollment over time
19’20
34’21
24’22
34’23
40’24

Up 110.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hester Juvenile Detent from Harlingen families.

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La Paloma El
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Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy
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Raul Garza Jr. STEAM Academy
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Downs Fine Arts Academy
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B−
426 students14:1

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; Harlingen’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.