FRED BOOTH

450 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Fred Booth Elementary School, located on Zaragoza Street in San Benito, Texas, serves as a cornerstone of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. The school is dedicated to fostering a supportive academic environment for young learners in the local community, emphasizing foundational education and student development within the Rio Grande Valley region.

As a neighborhood institution, the school focuses on creating a positive school culture that encourages both academic achievement and social-emotional growth. By providing a structured curriculum and engaging extracurricular opportunities, Fred Booth Elementary strives to prepare its students for middle school and beyond, while maintaining strong connections with the families and the surrounding San Benito community.

450

Total Students

25.5

Full-Time Teachers

17.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

91.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for FRED BOOTH
Demographic	Student Count
White	7
Hispanic	440
Two or More	1
American Indian	2

Hispanic
440 (97.8 %)
White
7 (1.6 %)
American Indian
2 (0.4 %)
Two or More
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	SAN BENITO CISD
Phone:	(956)361-6860
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	450
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	25.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	401
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	10

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 84

Kindergarten 53

Grade 1 65

Grade 2 67

Grade 3 58

Grade 4 58

Grade 5 65