State/Public High Open

Harlingen H S - South

๐Ÿ“ 1701 Dixieland Rd, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78552

1,571
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harlingen H S - South is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 1,571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dalia Moore. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 110.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The school offers 29 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Dalia Moore
School district
Harlingen Cisd

Enrollment & staffing

Harlingen H S - South enrolls 1,571 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 110.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
822 (52%)
Female students
749 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
110.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% White and <1% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,47094%
White754.8%
Black or African American13<1%
Two or more races6<1%
Asian5<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,181 of the school's 1,571 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,148 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Harlingen H S - South 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.

School district: HARLINGEN CISD

Harlingen H S - South 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 1,571 students, Harlingen H S - South is larger than the district average of about 531 students per school.

16,471
District students
31
Schools
1,197
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (29) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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