📍 601 S J St, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78550
Jefferson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 249 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Vivian Bauer. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson el enrolls 249 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Black or African American and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 240 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.4% |
| White | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 249 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson 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 38.
Jefferson 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 249 students, Jefferson 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: City - Small