Austin Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Austin Elementary School serves 295 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 4147th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 21.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253002276 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harlingen CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 295 | 16,471 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.1% | 76.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Austin Elementary School in context
Size
Austin Elementary School is the 14th largest of Harlingen CISD's 18 elementary schools; its 295 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 313 students, so Austin Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 45 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 39, against an average of 42 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (44 against 40). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harlingen CISD (94.6%).
87.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.7% across Harlingen CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Austin Elementary School has 21.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 295 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Austin Elementary School has 1.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Zavala Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 21 elementary schools within 5 miles and 35 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.2% |
| White | 5.4% |
| Black | 0.3% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 40 |
| Grade 1 | 39 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 42 |
| Grade 4 | 44 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 E Austin Ave, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3060
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavala Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 0.6 mi | 332 | 15.8 | 99.7% |
| Travis Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 0.9 mi | 294 | 16.9 | 98% |
| Long Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.1 mi | 475 | 14 | 73.5% |
| Bonham Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.2 mi | 504 | 16.7 | 90.9% |
| Hcisd Early Childhood Academy | Harlingen CISD | 1.3 mi | 255 | 14.3 | 59.6% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 234 | 16.5 | 94% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 335 | 16.2 | 93.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.5 mi | 259 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.