Crockett Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Crockett Elementary School serves 234 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 4412th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 14.16 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 | 482253002281 |
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 | 234 | 16,471 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 76.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Crockett Elementary School in context
Size
Crockett Elementary School is the smallest of Harlingen CISD's 18 elementary schools; its 234 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 334 students, so Crockett Elementary School is smaller 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 4 with 46 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 20, against an average of 33 per grade. This year grade 5 has 71% more students than kindergarten (36 against 21). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 20 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
94% 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
Crockett Elementary School has 14.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 234 students would have about 15.8 teachers, so Crockett Elementary School has 1.6 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 Jefferson Elementary School, 0.7 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 | 100% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 20 |
| Kindergarten | 21 |
| Grade 1 | 33 |
| Grade 2 | 38 |
| Grade 3 | 40 |
| Grade 4 | 46 |
| Grade 5 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1406 W Jefferson St, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3090
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Crockett Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 0.7 mi | 259 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 0.9 mi | 332 | 15.8 | 99.7% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.0 mi | 401 | 14.2 | 88.5% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.2 mi | 335 | 16.2 | 93.4% |
| Jubilee Harlingen | Jubilee Academies | 1.3 mi | 377 | 17.1 | 80.1% |
| Austin Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 295 | 14 | 87.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 294 | 16.9 | 98% |
| IDEA Harlingen Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 651 | 21 | 84.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.