📍 16495 Primera Rd, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78552
Wilson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marivel Sandoval. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilson el enrolls 393 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 375 | 95% |
| White | 17 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 393 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilson el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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.
Wilson 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 393 students, Wilson 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: Suburb - Midsize