📍 2400 e Jefferson, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78550
Bonham el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Herminia Ramirez. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bonham el enrolls 572 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 552 | 97% |
| White | 13 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 572 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bonham el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 35.
Bonham el is one of 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD, based in HARLINGEN, Texas. The district serves 16,471 students district-wide and employs 1,197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 572 students, Bonham el is close to the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small