📍 309 Madeley, Combes, Cameron County, 78535
Dishman el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Combes, Cameron County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Antonia Salas. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dishman el enrolls 320 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 97% |
| White | 5 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 320 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dishman el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Dishman 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 320 students, Dishman el is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe