State/Public Secondary Open

Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy

๐Ÿ“ 1701 Lozano, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78550

1,188
Pupils
16.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 1,188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades 9 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Harlingen Cisd

Enrollment & staffing

Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy enrolls 1,188 students across grades 9. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.

Male students
649 (55%)
Female students
539 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
72.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.4:1
Grade span
9

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 Latino1,12094%
White574.8%
Black or African American5<1%
Two or more races3<1%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

913 of the school's 1,188 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 884 qualify for free lunch and 29 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 9Title I

Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy 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.

School district: HARLINGEN CISD

Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy 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 1,188 students, Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy 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

47%
Reading proficient
20%
Math proficient
18%
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

Setting: City - Small

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