Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy
- Elementary school in San Benito CISD
- San Benito, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
San Benito CISD: N/A
Total students
425
Avg. teacher experience
10.8 years
San Benito CISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
San Benito CISD: 90.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy is an elementary school in San Benito, TX, in the San Benito CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 425 students. 50.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,678, which is $4,796 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.8 years of experience.
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Principal
- Victor Monreal
- vmmonreal@sbcisd.net
- (956) 361-6900
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
425
African American
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
416 (97.9%)
San Benito CISD: 98.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
9 (2.1%)
San Benito CISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
50.6 %
San Benito CISD: 60.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
81.4 %
San Benito CISD: 85.5%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
22.6 %
San Benito CISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
20 %
San Benito CISD: 28.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.9 %
San Benito CISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.8 %
San Benito CISD: 13.5%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
San Benito CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
San Benito CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
San Benito CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
San Benito CISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
18.1 %
San Benito CISD: 31.9%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
San Benito CISD: 25%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
San Benito CISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
San Benito CISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
17.8 %
San Benito CISD: 31.9%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
San Benito CISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
33.3 %
San Benito CISD: 31%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
27.4
African American
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
27.4 (100%)
San Benito CISD: 94%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
20.5 (74.5%)
San Benito CISD: 76.2%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (25.5%)
San Benito CISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
San Benito CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.5
San Benito CISD: 14.5
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
10.8 years
San Benito CISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$57,678
San Benito CISD: $59,244
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$53,975
San Benito CISD: $55,328
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$54,950
San Benito CISD: $55,178
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$56,657
San Benito CISD: $56,377
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$60,429
San Benito CISD: $60,704
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,523
San Benito CISD: $65,023
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
San Benito CISD: $73,225
Statewide: $74,014