Las Yescas Elementary

Summary:

Las Yescas Elementary is a public elementary school in San Benito, Texas, serving 365 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 241 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Las Yescas Elementary has a highly Hispanic student population, with over 99% of students identifying as Hispanic. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, which have Hispanic student populations ranging from 94% to 98%. The school has shown mixed performance on STAAR tests, performing well in 5th grade reading and mathematics but struggling in 3rd and 4th grade reading and mathematics. Additionally, Las Yescas Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with over 93% of students qualifying, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Despite these challenges, Las Yescas Elementary has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms the nearby San Benito Consolidated Independent School District schools in many areas. The school is particularly successful with its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups. This suggests that Las Yescas Elementary is providing a relatively stronger educational experience for its students compared to other local options, despite the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 23413 Fm 803
       San Benito, TX  78586


(956) 233-6955

District: Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1923rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,203 Help


Students who attend Las Yescas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Liberty Memorial Middle
High:    Los Fresnos High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  365

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.5%
White:
0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Las Yescas Elementary ranks better than 58.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Las Yescas Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.5%), White (0.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Las Yescas Elementary is 14, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Las Yescas Elementary is $11,203, which is the 3rd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Las Yescas Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District 241st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Las Yescas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 21.67 3133rd 3465 9.6%
2005 36.24 2615th 3475 24.7%
2006 59.08 1579th 3476 54.6%
2007 36.71 2821st 3724 24.2%
2008 32.94 3003rd 3768 20.3%
2009 27.92 3276th 3884 15.7%
2010 60.39 1729th 3937 56.1%
2011 49.71 2422nd 4095 40.9%
2012 70.67 1104th 4206 73.8%
2013 61.61 1629th 4221 61.4%
2014 50.40 2310th 4260 45.8%
2015 48.18 2433rd 4320 43.7%
2016 44.30 2575th 4286 39.9%
2017 48.95 2025th 4329 53.2%
2018 62.27 1380th 4359 68.3%
2019 55.65 1729th 4479 61.4%
2021 34.26 2874th 4578 37.2%
2022 58.83 1661st 4581 63.7%
2023 59.49 1623rd 4647 65.1%
2024 53.82 1923rd 4675 58.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.56 961st 3226 70.2%
2019 55.24 1304th 3333 60.9%
2021 41.49 1976th 3446 42.7%
2022 70.80 666th 3487 80.9%
2023 74.71 557th 3556 84.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.97 2584th 3558 27.4%
2019 46.66 1622nd 3684 56.0%
2021 40.48 2018th 3799 46.9%
2022 39.68 2291st 3952 42.0%
2023 36.02 2634th 4086 35.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.42 598th 4264 86.0%
2019 67.63 929th 4309 78.4%
2021 44.72 2404th 4451 46.0%
2022 73.28 732nd 4477 83.6%
2023 70.46 878th 4521 80.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.04 1585th 4306 63.2%
2019 60.50 1477th 4348 66.0%
2021 25.39 3504th 4499 22.1%
2022 52.16 2015th 4561 55.8%
2023 58.45 1669th 4588 63.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.11 2560th 3106 17.6%
2019 35.55 2523rd 3184 20.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.16 1078th 4240 74.6%
2019 66.67 962nd 4295 77.6%
2021 44.70 2206th 4331 49.1%
2022 70.92 796th 4461 82.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.99 1270th 4319 70.6%
2019 52.28 1870th 4357 57.1%
2021 46.12 2197th 4498 51.2%
2022 64.01 1377th 4563 69.8%
2023 58.11 1697th 4585 63.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Las Yescas Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.26 898th 4168 78.5%
2019 62.12 1261st 4188 69.9%
2021 41.47 2486th 4329 42.6%
2022 65.81 1123rd 4376 74.3%
2023 66.74 1102nd 4401 75.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Las Yescas Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 12 0 0 113 0 n/a n/a 0 125
1990 10 0 0 115 0 n/a n/a 0 125
1991 19 0 1 125 0 n/a n/a -18 127
1992 14 0 2 126 0 n/a n/a 0 142
1993 21 0 2 291 1 n/a n/a 0 315
1994 20 0 0 274 0 n/a n/a 0 294
1995 16 0 0 388 2 n/a n/a 0 406
1996 16 0 0 388 2 n/a n/a 0 406
1997 12 0 0 413 1 n/a n/a 0 426
1998 15 0 0 399 1 n/a n/a 0 415
1999 13 0 1 426 1 n/a n/a 0 441
2000 10 0 0 409 1 n/a n/a 0 420
2001 8 0 0 362 1 n/a n/a 0 371
2002 6 0 3 387 1 n/a n/a 0 397
2003 6 0 3 387 1 n/a n/a 0 397
2004 13 0 2 414 1 n/a n/a 0 430
2005 13 0 2 405 1 n/a n/a 0 421
2006 12 0 0 411 1 n/a n/a 0 424
2007 11 0 0 449 1 n/a n/a 0 461
2008 3 0 0 418 1 n/a n/a 0 422
2009 3 0 0 383 1 n/a n/a 0 387
2010 11 0 0 386 1 n/a n/a 0 398
2011 2 0 0 357 0 0 0 0 359
2012 6 0 0 534 2 0 0 0 542
2013 4 0 0 502 1 0 0 0 507
2014 8 0 0 473 0 0 0 0 481
2015 9 1 0 487 1 0 0 0 498
2016 5 3 0 516 1 0 0 0 525
2017 4 1 0 491 1 0 0 0 497
2018 11 1 0 427 0 0 0 0 439
2019 2 2 0 387 0 0 0 0 391
2020 5 0 0 371 0 0 0 0 376
2021 5 0 0 373 0 0 0 0 378
2022 2 0 0 388 0 0 0 0 390
2023 2 0 0 363 0 0 0 0 365

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Las Yescas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 125 n/a n/a n/a
1990 125 8.0 15.6 n/a
1991 127 57.1 2.2 n/a
1992 142 8.5 16.7 81
1993 315 19.0 16.6 87
1994 294 19.8 14.8 89.1
1995 406 24.0 16.9 73.6
1996 406 24.0 16.9 73.6
1997 426 26.0 16.4 82.2
1998 415 27.0 15.4 87.2
1999 441 27.0 16.3 91.6
2000 420 27.7 15.2 76.2
2001 371 25.0 14.8 61.2
2002 397 28.0 14.2 28.2
2003 397 28.0 14.2 28.2
2004 430 24.7 17.4 18.8
2005 421 26.8 15.7 9.3
2006 424 29.0 14.6 2.4
2007 461 29.8 15.5 0.7
2008 422 28.1 15.0 0
2009 387 25.8 15.0 0
2010 398 24.8 16.0 0
2011 359 22.0 16.3 0
2012 542 29.9 18.0 0
2013 507 30.0 16.8 84.8
2014 481 29.7 16.1 87.5
2015 498 30.0 16.6 91.8
2016 525 31.0 16.9 91
2017 497 30.0 16.5 89.7
2018 439 28.0 15.6 87
2019 391 26.0 15.0 84.4
2020 376 23.9 15.7 91.2
2021 378 25.8 14.6 92.9
2022 390 26.9 14.4 92.8
2023 365 26.0 14.0 94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Las Yescas Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 125 n/a n/a n/a
1990 125 8.0 15.6 n/a
1991 127 57.1 2.2 n/a
1992 142 8.5 16.7 81
1993 315 19.0 16.6 87
1994 294 19.8 14.8 89.1
1995 406 24.0 16.9 73.6
1996 406 24.0 16.9 73.6
1997 426 26.0 16.4 82.2
1998 415 27.0 15.4 87.2
1999 441 27.0 16.3 91.6
2000 420 27.7 15.2 76.2
2001 371 25.0 14.8 61.2
2002 397 28.0 14.2 28.2
2003 397 28.0 14.2 28.2
2004 430 24.7 17.4 18.8
2005 421 26.8 15.7 9.3
2006 424 29.0 14.6 2.4
2007 461 29.8 15.5 0.7
2008 422 28.1 15.0 0
2009 387 25.8 15.0 0
2010 398 24.8 16.0 0
2011 359 22.0 16.3 0
2012 542 29.9 18.0 0
2013 507 30.0 16.8 84.8
2014 481 29.7 16.1 87.5
2015 498 30.0 16.6 91.8
2016 525 31.0 16.9 91
2017 497 30.0 16.5 89.7
2018 439 28.0 15.6 87
2019 391 26.0 15.0 84.4
2020 376 23.9 15.7 91.2
2021 378 25.8 14.6 92.9
2022 390 26.9 14.4 92.8
2023 365 26.0 14.0 94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Las Yescas Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $559 (5.4%) $9,746 (94.6%) $10,304
2020 $569 (5.2%) $10,369 (94.8%) $10,939
2021 $873 (7.8%) $10,330 (92.2%) $11,203

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Las Yescas Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1729th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1623rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Las Yescas Elementary)4137
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)5159
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Las Yescas Elementary)6243
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)6254
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Las Yescas Elementary)3855
 17%
   4th Grade Reading (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)5356
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Las Yescas Elementary)3455
 21%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)5758
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Las Yescas Elementary)5164
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)5768
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Las Yescas Elementary)6658
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)7467
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Las Yescas Elementary)8432
 52%
   5th Grade Science (Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District)7547
 28%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students391365
 6.6%
African American20
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic387363
 6.2%
Pacific Islander00
White22
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.4%94%
 9.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Las Yescas Elementary

Students at Las Yescas Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 365 students attended Las Yescas Elementary.

Las Yescas Elementary ranks 1923rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Las Yescas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Memorial Middle
High : Los Fresnos High School


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