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Downs Fine Arts Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1302 N Dowling, San Benito, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6720 · Part of San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

San Benito’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
426
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Downs Fine Arts Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 21.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for San Benito kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Downs Fine Arts AcademyYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

1302 N Dowling, San Benito

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K98
Kindergarten52
Grade 159
Grade 251
Grade 359
Grade 451
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
351’20
332’21
367’22
356’23
426’24

Up 21.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 5%Asian <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 Downs Fine Arts Academy from San Benito families.

Other schools in San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

The district →
Cash El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Benito
C+
611 students17:1
La Encantada El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Benito
C
488 students17:1
La Paloma El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Benito
C−
474 students17:1
Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Benito
D
441 students16:1
Raul Garza Jr. STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Benito
B−
437 students16:1
Sullivan Environmental Science Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Benito
C−
367 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; San Benito’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.