Wilson Elementary

Summary:

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas, serving 393 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 452 out of 968 districts in the state.

Wilson Elementary has a unique student population, with a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (95.42%) compared to the state average. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, ranking between 1,553 and 3,128 out of 4,647 Texas elementary schools. However, Wilson Elementary performs particularly well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 25% and top 22% of Texas elementary schools, respectively. The school's 4th grade reading and math proficiency rates are also notably higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, Wilson Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of STAAR test scores and student group rankings. However, some schools, such as Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary, consistently outperform Wilson Elementary across multiple metrics. Additionally, Wilson Elementary has a very high percentage of students (over 85%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which likely plays a role in the school's overall performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 16495 Primera Rd
       Harlingen, TX  78552


(956) 427-3190

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1980th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,941 Help


Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gutierrez Middle
High:    Harlingen Collegiate High School
    Harlingen High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  379

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.5%
White:
4.2%
African American:
0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wilson Elementary ranks better than 57.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th 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 52.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.5%), White (4.2%), African American (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary is 13.2, which is the 4th 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 Wilson Elementary is $10,941, which is the 8th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson Elementary 1980th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Wilson 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 Wilson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.24 2824th 3465 18.5%
2005 32.88 2756th 3475 20.7%
2006 37.32 2595th 3476 25.3%
2007 31.15 3027th 3724 18.7%
2008 37.93 2762nd 3768 26.7%
2009 46.49 2430th 3884 37.4%
2010 35.27 3055th 3937 22.4%
2011 28.73 3444th 4095 15.9%
2012 25.78 3614th 4206 14.1%
2013 32.93 3259th 4221 22.8%
2014 42.39 2778th 4260 34.8%
2015 57.66 1924th 4320 55.5%
2016 53.41 2133rd 4286 50.2%
2017 43.21 2325th 4329 46.3%
2018 47.51 2112th 4359 51.5%
2019 42.12 2564th 4479 42.8%
2021 50.82 1987th 4578 56.6%
2022 33.93 3128th 4581 31.7%
2023 61.14 1553rd 4647 66.6%
2024 52.79 1980th 4675 57.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.69 887th 3226 72.5%
2019 70.71 615th 3333 81.5%
2021 61.00 952nd 3446 72.4%
2022 44.15 1999th 3487 42.7%
2023 68.72 766th 3556 78.5%
2024 65.98 904th 3638 75.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.14 2911th 3558 18.2%
2019 57.12 1059th 3684 71.3%
2021 50.49 1391st 3799 63.4%
2022 42.25 2117th 3952 46.4%
2023 44.16 2011th 4086 50.8%
2024 58.73 1329th 4261 68.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.03 1503rd 4264 64.8%
2019 50.04 2064th 4309 52.1%
2021 65.20 1112th 4451 75.0%
2022 40.57 2789th 4477 37.7%
2023 63.84 1268th 4521 72.0%
2024 64.64 1213th 4560 73.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.64 2320th 4306 46.1%
2019 40.44 2637th 4348 39.4%
2021 57.29 1626th 4499 63.9%
2022 30.17 3413th 4561 25.2%
2023 58.58 1660th 4588 63.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.23 2167th 3106 30.2%
2019 37.16 2482nd 3184 22.0%
2021 32.34 2287th 3006 23.9%
2022 35.28 2353rd 2958 20.5%
2023 48.17 2009th 2980 32.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.86 2663rd 4240 37.2%
2019 48.21 2097th 4295 51.2%
2021 52.07 1698th 4331 60.8%
2022 33.41 3282nd 4461 26.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.08 1984th 4319 54.1%
2019 43.72 2412th 4357 44.6%
2021 44.72 2278th 4498 49.4%
2022 38.83 2811th 4563 38.4%
2023 61.04 1524th 4585 66.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.44 1674th 4168 59.8%
2019 48.87 2075th 4188 50.5%
2021 60.54 1338th 4329 69.1%
2022 37.21 2944th 4376 32.7%
2023 66.91 1095th 4401 75.1%
2024 58.23 1553rd 4431 65.0%
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Rank History for White students at Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.54 530th 3127 83.1%
2019 48.36 1670th 3142 46.8%
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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 Wilson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 45 0 0 602 0 n/a n/a 0 647
1990 51 0 0 607 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1991 44 0 0 578 2 n/a n/a -74 550
1992 28 1 0 660 0 n/a n/a 0 689
1993 38 0 0 640 0 n/a n/a 0 678
1994 39 0 0 641 0 n/a n/a 0 680
1995 57 0 0 616 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1996 57 0 0 616 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1997 49 0 0 690 0 n/a n/a 0 739
1998 56 0 3 592 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1999 50 3 0 698 0 n/a n/a 0 751
2000 54 4 0 771 0 n/a n/a 0 829
2001 40 4 0 749 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2002 53 3 2 862 0 n/a n/a 0 920
2003 53 3 2 862 0 n/a n/a 0 920
2004 51 2 5 880 0 n/a n/a 0 938
2005 22 1 0 512 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2006 23 1 0 502 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2007 23 3 0 524 0 n/a n/a 0 550
2008 18 2 0 500 0 n/a n/a 0 520
2009 15 1 0 510 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2010 14 1 0 495 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2011 16 1 0 500 0 0 0 0 517
2012 17 1 0 513 0 0 0 0 531
2013 14 1 0 461 0 0 0 0 476
2014 21 0 0 460 0 0 0 0 481
2015 18 0 0 431 0 0 1 0 450
2016 21 0 0 463 0 0 0 0 484
2017 26 0 0 478 0 0 0 0 504
2018 24 0 0 476 0 0 0 0 500
2019 21 0 0 485 0 0 0 0 506
2020 37 1 0 456 0 0 0 0 494
2021 14 1 0 444 0 0 2 0 461
2022 19 0 0 382 0 0 2 0 403
2023 17 1 0 375 0 0 0 0 393
2024 16 1 0 362 0 0 0 0 379

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 Wilson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 647 n/a n/a n/a
1990 658 32.0 20.5 n/a
1991 550 27.2 20.2 n/a
1992 689 36.5 18.8 76.5
1993 678 36.0 18.8 83.5
1994 680 35.3 19.3 77.6
1995 673 33.2 20.3 76.7
1996 673 33.2 20.3 76.7
1997 739 35.1 21.1 79.8
1998 651 35.4 18.4 78.6
1999 751 36.5 20.6 87.5
2000 829 39.0 21.3 86.5
2001 793 45.8 17.3 87.3
2002 920 46.0 20.0 89
2003 920 46.0 20.0 89
2004 938 51.0 18.4 90
2005 535 31.0 17.3 86.7
2006 526 30.0 17.5 85.7
2007 550 31.7 17.4 83.5
2008 520 32.8 15.9 85
2009 526 32.3 16.2 85.9
2010 510 32.5 15.6 87.1
2011 517 30.5 16.9 87
2012 531 29.8 17.8 89.1
2013 476 32.4 14.6 90.1
2014 481 30.5 15.7 89
2015 450 30.0 15.0 81.6
2016 484 31.0 15.6 78.3
2017 504 32.1 15.6 80.8
2018 500 33.0 15.1 82.6
2019 506 34.1 14.8 83.8
2020 494 34.1 14.4 83.2
2021 461 34.0 13.5 87.9
2022 403 29.6 13.5 85.4
2023 393 28.0 14.0 85.5
2024 379 28.6 13.2 83.4

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 Wilson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 647 n/a n/a n/a
1990 658 32.0 20.5 n/a
1991 550 27.2 20.2 n/a
1992 689 36.5 18.8 76.5
1993 678 36.0 18.8 83.5
1994 680 35.3 19.3 77.6
1995 673 33.2 20.3 76.7
1996 673 33.2 20.3 76.7
1997 739 35.1 21.1 79.8
1998 651 35.4 18.4 78.6
1999 751 36.5 20.6 87.5
2000 829 39.0 21.3 86.5
2001 793 45.8 17.3 87.3
2002 920 46.0 20.0 89
2003 920 46.0 20.0 89
2004 938 51.0 18.4 90
2005 535 31.0 17.3 86.7
2006 526 30.0 17.5 85.7
2007 550 31.7 17.4 83.5
2008 520 32.8 15.9 85
2009 526 32.3 16.2 85.9
2010 510 32.5 15.6 87.1
2011 517 30.5 16.9 87
2012 531 29.8 17.8 89.1
2013 476 32.4 14.6 90.1
2014 481 30.5 15.7 89
2015 450 30.0 15.0 81.6
2016 484 31.0 15.6 78.3
2017 504 32.1 15.6 80.8
2018 500 33.0 15.1 82.6
2019 506 34.1 14.8 83.8
2020 494 34.1 14.4 83.2
2021 461 34.0 13.5 87.9
2022 403 29.6 13.5 85.4
2023 393 28.0 14.0 85.5
2024 379 28.6 13.2 83.4

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 Wilson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,598 (16.0%) $8,406 (84.0%) $10,004
2020 $1,870 (17.4%) $8,893 (82.6%) $10,763
2021 $2,072 (18.9%) $8,868 (81.1%) $10,941

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Wilson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2564th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1553rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 23.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Wilson Elementary)4452
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4244
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wilson Elementary)6348
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5038
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Wilson Elementary)4634
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4541
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Wilson Elementary)3764
 27%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4343
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Wilson Elementary)3759
 22%
   5th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5156
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Wilson Elementary)4151
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5947
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Wilson Elementary)3543
 8%
   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 Students506393
 22.3%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic485375
 22.7%
Pacific Islander00
White2117
 19%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.8%85.5%
 1.7%


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Wilson Elementary ranks 1980th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 379 students attended Wilson Elementary.

Students at Wilson Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gutierrez Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen High School


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