Hargill Elementary School
Public elementary school in Hargill, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hargill Elementary School serves 520 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Hargill (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 2328th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 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 ÷ 32.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818001641 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 520 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Hargill Elementary School in context
Size
Hargill Elementary School is the 18th largest of Edinburg CISD's 31 elementary schools; its 520 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 4 miles away with a median enrollment of 631; Hargill 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 3 with 83 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 69, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (76 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 99.2% here and 97.9% across Edinburg CISD.
94% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg 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
With 32.99 full-time-equivalent teachers for 520 students, Hargill Elementary School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 520 students would have about 35.1 teachers, so Hargill Elementary School has 2.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hargill Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. Carmen V Avila Elementary School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 36 other elementary schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.8% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 83 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13394 4th St, Hargill, TX 78549
Phone: (956)289-2338
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hargill Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen V Avila Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.0 mi | 636 | 16 | 89.9% |
| Dr. Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 3.5 mi | 625 | 16.4 | 89.3% |
| Guerra Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 3.8 mi | 545 | 16 | 88.4% |
| Villarreal Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 4.0 mi | 543 | 16.3 | 93% |
| Monte Cristo Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 4.0 mi | 535 | 15.2 | 92.9% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 5.2 mi | 640 | 15.9 | 87.2% |
| IDEA Edinburg Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 5.5 mi | 728 | 21.4 | 86.1% |
| Truman Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 5.9 mi | 696 | 16.2 | 85.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.