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Col Santos Benavides El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10702 Kirby Dr, Laredo, TX 78045 · (956) 473-4900 · Part of United Independent School District

Laredo’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
790
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Col Santos Benavides El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 21% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Laredo kids: 13 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Col Santos Benavides ElYou are here
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10702 Kirby Dr, Laredo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten103
Grade 1125
Grade 2131
Grade 3141
Grade 4137
Grade 5147
Enrollment over time
1,000’20
891’21
895’22
827’23
790’24

Down 21% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%Asian 3%White 1%Black 1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Col Santos Benavides El from Laredo families.

Other schools in United Independent School District

The district →
Salinas El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
D
854 students18:1
Rodolfo C Centeno El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
824 students16:1
Veterans Memorial El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
815 students17:1
San Isidro El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
B
794 students16:1
Prada El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
788 students16:1
Julia Bird Jones Muller El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laredo
C−
768 students15:1

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