BENS BRANCH EL

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Regular School · PORTER, TX

BENS BRANCH EL is a regular school school in PORTER, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 812 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

812

Teachers (FTE)

50.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	394	49%
White	278	34%
Black or African American	78	10%
Asian	34	4%
Two or more races	22	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	812	387M / 425F

English Language Learners: 155 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	46.0% +9.6pp	36.4%	292
Reading Proficiency	44.0% +2.7pp	41.3%	289
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	96

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.09 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

46 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	812	100%

Contact & Location

24160 BRIAR BERRY LN

PORTER, TX 77365

Phone: (281)577-8700

http://www.newcaneyisd.org

District

NEW CANEY ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,783

District enrollment: 18,344

Other Schools in District

BROOKWOOD FOREST EL Elementary
DOGWOOD EL Elementary
KINGS MANOR EL Elementary
NEW CANEY EL Elementary
OAKLEY EL Elementary
PORTER EL Elementary
ROBERT CRIPPEN EL Elementary
SORTERS MILL EL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 77365) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

483240011438

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD