San Benito CISD

Independent School District · Cameron County · Edinburg area (Region 1)

9,126
Students
24
Campuses
C 77/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Alfredo Perez View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (24)

  • San Benito High School Grades 10-12 1,944 students
  • Berta Cabaza Middle Grades 06-08 741 students
  • San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy Grades 09 690 students
  • Cash Elementary Grades EE-05 630 students
  • Miller Jordan Middle Grades 06-08 590 students
  • San Benito Riverside Middle Grades 06-08 498 students
  • La Encantada Elementary Grades EE-05 482 students
  • La Paloma Elementary Grades EE-05 482 students
  • Fred Booth Grades EE-05 449 students
  • Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy Grades EE-05 425 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for San Benito CISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
C 77
Acceptable
Overall score 77 / 100
9,066Students
22Campuses
14.3Students / Teacher
Alfredo PerezSuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged84.8%
Special Education15.8%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners27.6%

Student Outcomes

91.4%
Attendance Rate
28.9%
Chronic Absenteeism
11%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
24.7%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

14.3Students per Teacher
633Full-time Teachers
1,480.1Full-time Staff
$60,989Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the San Benito CISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
43,519Total population
$44,283Median household income
12,941Total households
75.7%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White7%Hispanic / Latino93%

Housing type

House 73.4%Apartments / other 26.6%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 38.5%1970–1999 43.6%Before 1970 18%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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