📍 2601 N 7th, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78550
Long el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mindy Sanchez. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Long el enrolls 548 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 521 | 95% |
| White | 21 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 548 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Long 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.
Long 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 548 students, Long 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