📍 3101 San Mateo St, Mission, Hidalgo County, 78572
Harry Shimotsu el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mission, Hidalgo County. The school has 670 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Claudia Garza. It is part of the Sharyland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harry Shimotsu el enrolls 670 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White and 7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 562 | 84% |
| White | 49 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 47 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 670 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 94 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harry Shimotsu 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 20, state house district 36.
Harry Shimotsu el is one of 13 schools in SHARYLAND ISD, based in MISSION, Texas. The district serves 9,844 students district-wide and employs 620 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 670 students, Harry Shimotsu el is close to the district average of about 757 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small