Elementary school · Brownsville ISD
Benavides El
Benavides El serves grades Pre-K–5 for 868 students in Brownsville ISD.
It is the 2nd largest of the 33 Brownsville ISD elementary schools in Brownsville. Its 16.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 15.8 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 868 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was pre-K, with 201 students. 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (684 free, 27 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Pet Smart Dog Park (0.8 mi).
Benavides El by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Benavides El
Parks near Benavides El
Address, phone and official links
3101 MCALLEN RD, Brownsville 78520
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State school ID 031901135 (search it on TXschools.gov) · NCES ID 481168008137
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.