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Raul Garza Jr. STEAM Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

848 8th St, San Benito, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6900 · Part of San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
437
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Raul Garza Jr. STEAM Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.2% 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–5Raul Garza Jr. STEAM AcademyYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
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 ↗

848 8th St, San Benito

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K73
Kindergarten51
Grade 154
Grade 257
Grade 365
Grade 467
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
492’20
450’21
455’22
425’23
437’24

Down 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Raul Garza Jr. STEAM 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
Downs Fine Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · San Benito
B−
426 students14:1
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.