Bonham Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bonham Elementary School serves 504 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 2483rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 30.12 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 | 482253002278 |
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 | 504 | 16,471 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.9% | 76.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Bonham Elementary School in context
Size
Bonham Elementary School is the 5th largest of Harlingen CISD's 18 elementary schools; its 504 students are 3.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 334 students, so Bonham Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 5 with 96 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 52, against an average of 72 per grade. This year grade 5 has 66% more students than kindergarten (96 against 58). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 52 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harlingen CISD (94.6%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.9% 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
Bonham Elementary School has 30.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 504 students would have about 34.1 teachers, so Bonham Elementary School has 4 fewer.
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 Austin Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 21 elementary schools within 5 miles and 33 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.2% |
| White | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 52 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 80 |
| Grade 3 | 71 |
| Grade 4 | 72 |
| Grade 5 | 96 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2400 E Jefferson, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3070
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bonham Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.2 mi | 295 | 14 | 87.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.2 mi | 294 | 16.9 | 98% |
| Treasure Hills Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 758 | 15.4 | 69.4% |
| Houston Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.7 mi | 420 | 14.7 | 90.7% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.8 mi | 332 | 15.8 | 99.7% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.9 mi | 335 | 16.2 | 93.4% |
| Horizon Montessori III - STEM Academy | Horizon Montessori Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 291 | 15 | 70.8% |
| Long Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.0 mi | 475 | 14 | 73.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.