Harrel Elementary

Summary:

Harrel Elementary is a public elementary school in Kingsville, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 329. The school is part of the Kingsville Independent School District, which is ranked 898 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrel Elementary faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its predominantly economically disadvantaged and Hispanic student population. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, ranking between 2,217 and 4,079 out of around 4,500 schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is largely due to the school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 94.22% to 99.07% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Perez Elementary (78.44%) and Harvey Elementary (88.11%). Harrel Elementary's performance on STAAR tests in reading, math, and science is also consistently below the state and district averages.

While the nearby schools serving predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student populations, such as Perez Elementary and Harvey Elementary, generally outperform Harrel Elementary, the school's struggles are particularly concerning. Harrel Elementary's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with Hispanic, African American, and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. Despite an increase in per-student spending over the past few years, the school's educational outcomes have not improved, suggesting that the current approach is not effectively meeting the needs of the students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 925 W Johnston
       Kingsville, TX  78363-5829


(361) 592-9305

District: Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3870th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,645 Help


Students who attend Harrel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gillett Middle
High:    H M King High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  329

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.9%
White:
7.6%
African American:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Harrel Elementary ranks worse than 82.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Harrel Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.9%), White (7.6%), African American (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harrel Elementary is 14, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harrel Elementary is $11,645, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

Kingsville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Kingsville Independent School District (Isd) 898th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harrel Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 14.18 3888th 4095 5.1%
2012 40.36 2874th 4206 31.7%
2013 42.55 2718th 4221 35.6%
2014 47.18 2506th 4260 41.2%
2015 52.06 2217th 4320 48.7%
2016 27.78 3390th 4286 20.9%
2017 19.56 3799th 4329 12.2%
2018 20.42 3784th 4359 13.2%
2019 18.25 4011th 4479 10.4%
2021 16.92 4079th 4578 10.9%
2022 29.02 3420th 4581 25.3%
2023 19.78 4019th 4647 13.5%
2024 22.99 3870th 4675 17.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.58 600th 3558 83.1%
2019 34.50 2458th 3684 33.3%
2021 32.09 2634th 3799 30.7%
2022 39.33 2319th 3952 41.3%
2023 35.17 2702nd 4086 33.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.65 3275th 4264 23.2%
2019 27.38 3617th 4309 16.1%
2021 21.53 3941st 4451 11.5%
2022 39.03 2897th 4477 35.3%
2023 27.49 3678th 4521 18.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.69 3803rd 4306 11.7%
2019 12.88 4162nd 4348 4.3%
2021 27.64 3343rd 4499 25.7%
2022 44.05 2527th 4561 44.6%
2023 28.61 3495th 4588 23.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.32 3086th 3106 0.6%
2019 11.50 3064th 3184 3.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.00 3437th 4240 18.9%
2019 12.39 4232nd 4295 1.5%
2021 19.93 4050th 4331 6.5%
2022 32.04 3379th 4461 24.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.24 3646th 4319 15.6%
2019 26.37 3514th 4357 19.3%
2021 12.45 4329th 4498 3.8%
2022 20.92 3931st 4563 13.9%
2023 15.25 4230th 4585 7.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.77 1801st 2483 27.5%
2022 27.74 1963rd 2421 18.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.22 3574th 4168 14.3%
2019 17.98 3910th 4188 6.6%
2021 22.63 3726th 4329 13.9%
2022 34.54 3117th 4376 28.8%
2023 24.50 3712th 4401 15.7%
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Rank History for White students at Harrel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 5.34 3056th 3106 1.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Harrel Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 93 33 2 246 n/a n/a n/a 0 374
1989 76 35 2 267 0 n/a n/a 0 380
1990 90 53 2 277 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1991 98 33 5 290 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1992 93 39 3 268 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1993 78 41 4 280 2 n/a n/a 0 405
1994 79 40 1 250 2 n/a n/a 0 372
1995 40 28 0 202 1 n/a n/a 0 271
1996 40 28 0 202 1 n/a n/a 0 271
1997 50 26 1 222 1 n/a n/a 0 300
1998 37 29 1 199 1 n/a n/a 0 267
1999 38 30 2 203 0 n/a n/a 0 273
2000 32 14 0 170 1 n/a n/a 0 217
2001 22 21 1 187 1 n/a n/a 0 232
2002 28 16 1 193 0 n/a n/a 0 238
2003 28 16 1 193 0 n/a n/a 0 238
2004 17 14 1 218 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2005 25 13 1 211 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2006 28 19 3 234 1 n/a n/a 0 285
2007 22 20 3 224 1 n/a n/a 0 270
2008 24 13 3 239 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2009 21 10 1 240 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2010 20 19 3 223 1 n/a n/a 0 266
2011 30 30 1 313 1 0 0 0 375
2012 29 28 1 263 0 0 0 0 321
2013 26 30 1 270 0 0 1 0 328
2014 21 25 1 272 0 0 1 0 320
2015 20 26 0 256 0 0 1 0 303
2016 18 27 1 271 0 0 1 0 318
2017 22 33 0 288 0 0 1 0 344
2018 14 32 2 281 0 0 0 0 329
2019 19 26 1 253 0 0 1 0 300
2020 24 19 0 223 0 2 0 0 268
2021 14 12 0 203 0 2 0 0 231
2022 31 18 2 271 0 0 1 0 323
2023 25 15 0 286 0 1 2 0 329

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 Harrel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 374 22.0 17.0 n/a
1989 380 n/a n/a n/a
1990 422 24.0 17.5 n/a
1991 426 23.9 17.8 n/a
1992 403 23.3 17.2 64.5
1993 405 25.0 16.2 74.1
1994 372 23.0 16.2 64.8
1995 271 15.9 17.0 67.5
1996 271 15.9 17.0 67.5
1997 300 17.0 17.6 64
1998 267 17.0 15.7 73
1999 273 17.0 16.1 79.9
2000 217 15.0 14.5 77.9
2001 232 14.0 16.6 82.8
2002 238 15.5 15.4 81.5
2003 238 15.5 15.4 81.5
2004 250 15.5 16.1 80
2005 250 14.0 17.9 82.8
2006 285 14.0 20.4 90.2
2007 270 14.0 19.3 90.7
2008 279 14.0 19.9 77.1
2009 272 15.0 18.1 84.6
2010 266 14.0 18.9 91
2011 375 22.0 17.0 84
2012 321 19.7 16.2 85
2013 328 20.0 16.4 86.9
2014 320 19.0 16.8 86.6
2015 303 19.0 15.9 89.4
2016 318 19.0 16.7 84.9
2017 344 18.0 19.1 87.8
2018 329 22.0 14.9 97.3
2019 300 17.4 17.1 99.7
2020 268 19.2 13.9 98.9
2021 231 18.1 12.7 95.2
2022 323 27.1 11.8 99.1
2023 329 23.3 14.0 94.2

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 Harrel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 374 22.0 17.0 n/a
1989 380 n/a n/a n/a
1990 422 24.0 17.5 n/a
1991 426 23.9 17.8 n/a
1992 403 23.3 17.2 64.5
1993 405 25.0 16.2 74.1
1994 372 23.0 16.2 64.8
1995 271 15.9 17.0 67.5
1996 271 15.9 17.0 67.5
1997 300 17.0 17.6 64
1998 267 17.0 15.7 73
1999 273 17.0 16.1 79.9
2000 217 15.0 14.5 77.9
2001 232 14.0 16.6 82.8
2002 238 15.5 15.4 81.5
2003 238 15.5 15.4 81.5
2004 250 15.5 16.1 80
2005 250 14.0 17.9 82.8
2006 285 14.0 20.4 90.2
2007 270 14.0 19.3 90.7
2008 279 14.0 19.9 77.1
2009 272 15.0 18.1 84.6
2010 266 14.0 18.9 91
2011 375 22.0 17.0 84
2012 321 19.7 16.2 85
2013 328 20.0 16.4 86.9
2014 320 19.0 16.8 86.6
2015 303 19.0 15.9 89.4
2016 318 19.0 16.7 84.9
2017 344 18.0 19.1 87.8
2018 329 22.0 14.9 97.3
2019 300 17.4 17.1 99.7
2020 268 19.2 13.9 98.9
2021 231 18.1 12.7 95.2
2022 323 27.1 11.8 99.1
2023 329 23.3 14.0 94.2

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 Harrel Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,567 (16.3%) $8,062 (83.7%) $9,629
2020 $2,455 (21.9%) $8,735 (78.1%) $11,190
2021 $3,225 (27.7%) $8,420 (72.3%) $11,645

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Harrel Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4011th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4019th of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Harrel Elementary)2934
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Kingsville Independent School District (Isd))3733
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Harrel Elementary)4032
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kingsville Independent School District (Isd))5122
 29%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Harrel Elementary)2133
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Kingsville Independent School District (Isd))2531
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Harrel Elementary)2440
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kingsville Independent School District (Isd))3027
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students300329
 9.7%
African American2615
 42.3%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic253286
 13%
Pacific Islander01
White1925
 31.6%
Two or More Races12
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.7%94.2%
 5.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Harrel Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 329 students attended Harrel Elementary.

Students at Harrel Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% African American.

Students who attend Harrel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gillett Middle
High : H M King High School

Harrel Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Texas elementary schools.


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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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