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La Paloma El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

35076 Padilla St, San Benito, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6780 · Part of San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

La Paloma’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Texas school districts

Students
474
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about La Paloma El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for La Paloma kids: San Benito Riverside Middle

On the path

Where La Paloma kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5La Paloma ElYou are here
6–8San Benito Riverside Middlein San Benito

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

35076 Padilla St, San Benito

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K101
Kindergarten60
Grade 167
Grade 253
Grade 370
Grade 467
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
479’20
422’21
446’22
482’23
474’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about La Paloma El from La Paloma families.

Other schools in San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

The district →

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