Houston Elementary

Summary:

Houston Elementary is a public elementary school located in Harlingen, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 467. The school is part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 452 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Houston Elementary serves a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 97.22% Hispanic students, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 5th-grade reading proficiency rate was 39.29%, compared to the district's 52.69% and the state's 53.96%. Additionally, the school's student subgroups, such as female students, male students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all perform significantly below their peers at the district and state levels. Houston Elementary's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the years, from being ranked 1,589 out of 4,329 Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to being ranked 3,105 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, while the nearby schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District also serve predominantly Hispanic student populations, they generally outperform Houston Elementary on academic measures. For example, Bowie Elementary, which is 0.53 miles away, has significantly higher STAAR proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. The high poverty rates, large percentage of English Language Learners, and declining academic performance at Houston Elementary suggest that the school may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 301 E Taft Ave
       Harlingen, TX  78550-7760


(956) 427-3110

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3105th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,131 Help


Students who attend Houston Elementary usually attend:

High:    Harlingen Collegiate High School
    Harlingen H S - South

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  416

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.3%
White:
1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88% Help


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Compare Details Houston Elementary ranks worse than 66.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 14th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.2. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.3%), White (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Houston Elementary is 12.3, which is the 2nd best among 17 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Houston Elementary is $11,131, which is the 7th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Houston Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Elementary 3105th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Houston Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District 452nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Houston Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.71 2604th 3465 24.8%
2005 35.98 2628th 3475 24.4%
2006 55.50 1754th 3476 49.5%
2007 41.59 2622nd 3724 29.6%
2008 42.29 2564th 3768 32.0%
2009 29.51 3212th 3884 17.3%
2010 49.84 2343rd 3937 40.5%
2011 42.54 2817th 4095 31.2%
2012 44.74 2599th 4206 38.2%
2013 50.84 2248th 4221 46.7%
2014 52.62 2179th 4260 48.8%
2015 56.79 1969th 4320 54.4%
2016 56.34 1990th 4286 53.6%
2017 57.74 1589th 4329 63.3%
2018 46.64 2151st 4359 50.7%
2019 51.34 1960th 4479 56.2%
2021 16.40 4118th 4578 10.0%
2022 19.62 3964th 4581 13.5%
2023 26.42 3607th 4647 22.4%
2024 35.20 3105th 4675 33.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.56 1673rd 3226 48.1%
2019 56.68 1241st 3333 62.8%
2021 17.75 3287th 3446 4.6%
2022 10.07 3447th 3487 1.1%
2023 21.81 3171st 3556 10.8%
2024 23.54 3101st 3638 14.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.65 113th 3558 96.8%
2019 33.38 2552nd 3684 30.7%
2021 21.11 3460th 3799 8.9%
2022 16.03 3833rd 3952 3.0%
2023 16.26 3946th 4086 3.4%
2024 22.32 3709th 4261 13.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.43 1469th 4264 65.5%
2019 64.91 1069th 4309 75.2%
2021 19.28 4071st 4451 8.5%
2022 28.31 3613th 4477 19.3%
2023 32.19 3387th 4521 25.1%
2024 43.07 2672nd 4560 41.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.63 2027th 4306 52.9%
2019 52.91 1884th 4348 56.7%
2021 15.39 4195th 4499 6.8%
2022 25.86 3688th 4561 19.1%
2023 27.77 3554th 4588 22.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.69 2621st 3106 15.6%
2019 17.88 2961st 3184 7.0%
2021 3.13 2969th 3006 1.2%
2022 2.75 2932nd 2958 0.9%
2023 15.20 2807th 2980 5.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.03 2731st 4240 35.6%
2019 44.65 2353rd 4295 45.2%
2021 16.89 4183rd 4331 3.4%
2022 15.80 4256th 4461 4.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.47 2356th 4319 45.5%
2019 49.85 2019th 4357 53.7%
2021 20.81 3826th 4498 14.9%
2022 15.92 4179th 4563 8.4%
2023 27.07 3600th 4585 21.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Houston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.63 1666th 4168 60.0%
2019 58.79 1459th 4188 65.2%
2021 19.80 3904th 4329 9.8%
2022 24.64 3717th 4376 15.1%
2023 30.58 3351st 4401 23.9%
2024 44.43 2455th 4431 44.6%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Houston Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 45 7 0 457 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1990 23 4 0 448 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1991 55 2 0 481 0 n/a n/a -57 481
1992 43 2 0 323 0 n/a n/a 0 368
1993 47 3 0 331 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1994 35 2 0 484 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1995 33 0 0 425 1 n/a n/a 0 459
1996 33 0 0 425 1 n/a n/a 0 459
1997 31 1 0 451 1 n/a n/a 0 484
1998 19 2 0 370 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1999 23 4 0 332 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2000 19 5 2 321 1 n/a n/a 0 348
2001 12 5 2 319 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2002 17 2 0 345 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2003 17 2 0 345 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2004 15 3 0 344 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2005 10 2 0 334 0 n/a n/a 0 346
2006 14 3 1 330 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2007 11 3 1 308 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2008 11 5 1 304 0 n/a n/a 0 321
2009 18 9 0 471 0 n/a n/a 0 498
2010 18 8 0 481 0 n/a n/a 0 507
2011 17 3 0 488 1 0 3 0 512
2012 18 1 0 463 0 0 0 0 482
2013 13 1 0 489 0 0 0 0 503
2014 9 2 0 470 0 0 0 0 481
2015 13 2 0 449 0 0 2 0 466
2016 12 1 0 441 0 0 0 0 454
2017 17 0 0 438 0 0 0 0 455
2018 12 2 1 446 0 0 1 0 462
2019 15 1 1 481 0 0 1 0 499
2020 9 4 0 474 0 0 0 0 487
2021 11 0 0 471 0 0 1 0 483
2022 5 1 0 441 0 0 1 0 448
2023 11 1 0 454 0 0 1 0 467
2024 7 0 0 409 0 0 0 0 416

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 Houston Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 509 n/a n/a n/a
1990 475 27.0 17.5 n/a
1991 481 23.4 20.5 n/a
1992 368 26.2 14.0 61.4
1993 381 26.0 14.7 71.7
1994 521 31.1 16.8 69.1
1995 459 31.0 14.8 70.4
1996 459 31.0 14.8 70.4
1997 484 33.0 14.7 64.9
1998 391 27.0 14.5 75.4
1999 359 24.4 14.7 81.6
2000 348 27.3 12.7 82.5
2001 338 25.3 13.4 81.4
2002 364 25.7 14.2 82.1
2003 364 25.7 14.2 82.1
2004 362 26.1 13.9 84.5
2005 346 23.1 15.0 85.8
2006 348 26.1 13.3 87.6
2007 323 25.0 12.9 84.8
2008 321 24.3 13.2 88.2
2009 498 30.3 16.4 86.5
2010 507 31.9 15.8 89.3
2011 512 31.9 16.0 88.5
2012 482 32.4 14.8 88.4
2013 503 33.0 15.2 89.7
2014 481 30.0 16.0 91.3
2015 466 30.0 15.5 84.5
2016 454 32.0 14.1 82.6
2017 455 32.7 13.8 84.8
2018 462 32.6 14.1 85.5
2019 499 31.5 15.8 89.8
2020 487 32.4 14.9 89.5
2021 483 33.6 14.3 87.2
2022 448 33.9 13.1 86.4
2023 467 32.6 14.3 89.7
2024 416 33.7 12.3 88

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 Houston Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 509 n/a n/a n/a
1990 475 27.0 17.5 n/a
1991 481 23.4 20.5 n/a
1992 368 26.2 14.0 61.4
1993 381 26.0 14.7 71.7
1994 521 31.1 16.8 69.1
1995 459 31.0 14.8 70.4
1996 459 31.0 14.8 70.4
1997 484 33.0 14.7 64.9
1998 391 27.0 14.5 75.4
1999 359 24.4 14.7 81.6
2000 348 27.3 12.7 82.5
2001 338 25.3 13.4 81.4
2002 364 25.7 14.2 82.1
2003 364 25.7 14.2 82.1
2004 362 26.1 13.9 84.5
2005 346 23.1 15.0 85.8
2006 348 26.1 13.3 87.6
2007 323 25.0 12.9 84.8
2008 321 24.3 13.2 88.2
2009 498 30.3 16.4 86.5
2010 507 31.9 15.8 89.3
2011 512 31.9 16.0 88.5
2012 482 32.4 14.8 88.4
2013 503 33.0 15.2 89.7
2014 481 30.0 16.0 91.3
2015 466 30.0 15.5 84.5
2016 454 32.0 14.1 82.6
2017 455 32.7 13.8 84.8
2018 462 32.6 14.1 85.5
2019 499 31.5 15.8 89.8
2020 487 32.4 14.9 89.5
2021 483 33.6 14.3 87.2
2022 448 33.9 13.1 86.4
2023 467 32.6 14.3 89.7
2024 416 33.7 12.3 88

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 Houston Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,858 (18.9%) $7,951 (81.1%) $9,809
2020 $2,314 (21.4%) $8,502 (78.6%) $10,816
2021 $3,059 (27.5%) $8,072 (72.5%) $11,131

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Houston Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1960th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3607th of 4647 Elementary schools
 33.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Houston Elementary)3234
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4244
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Elementary)4726
 21%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5038
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Houston Elementary)4340
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4541
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Elementary)4032
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4343
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Houston Elementary)5145
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5156
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Elementary)7135
 36%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5947
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Houston Elementary)4118
 23%
   5th Grade Science (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5235
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students499467
 6.4%
African American11
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic481454
 5.6%
Pacific Islander00
White1511
 26.7%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.8%89.7%
 0.1%


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Houston Elementary ranks 3105th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen H S - South

In the 2023-24 school year, 416 students attended Houston Elementary.

Students at Houston Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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