Harry Shimotsu Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mission, Texas · Sharyland ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School serves 605 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 13 schools in Sharyland ISD. By enrollment it is the 1585th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18 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 ÷ 33.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Sharyland ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483993011522 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sharyland ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 605 | 9,844 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.1% | 65.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School in context
Size
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School is the 6th largest of Sharyland ISD's 8 elementary schools; its 605 students are 6.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 475; Harry Shimotsu 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 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 44, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 6 has 79% more students than kindergarten (95 against 53). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 85.8% here and 93.1% across Sharyland ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.1% across Sharyland ISD 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 33.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 605 students, Harry Shimotsu Elementary School has 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 605 students would have about 40.9 teachers, so Harry Shimotsu Elementary School has 7.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 88 other elementary schools, 23 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 | 85.8% |
| Asian | 6.4% |
| White | 6.4% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 53 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 74 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 92 |
| Grade 5 | 97 |
| Grade 6 | 95 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3101 San Mateo St, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)583-5643
Website: hse.sharylandisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harry Shimotsu Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School | Sharyland ISD | 0.9 mi | 472 | 16.4 | 55.1% |
| IDEA Los Encinos Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 770 | 24.4 | 87% |
| Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School | Sharyland ISD | 2.0 mi | 611 | 16.6 | 81.3% |
| Houston Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 2.2 mi | 397 | 14.3 | 87.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 2.7 mi | 357 | 12 | 94.1% |
| Castro Elementary School | Mission CISD | 2.9 mi | 328 | 14.6 | 91.8% |
| Romulo D Martinez Elementary School | Sharyland ISD | 2.9 mi | 525 | 15 | 65% |
| Escandon Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 3.1 mi | 478 | 14.1 | 93.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sharyland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| B L Gray Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 775 |
| Donna Wernecke Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 631 |
| Jessie L Jensen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 615 |
| John H Shary Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 652 |
| Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 611 |
| Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 648 |
| Romulo D Martinez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 525 |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 472 |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | High | 9–12 | 481 |
| Sharyland High School | High | 9–12 | 1,527 |
| Sharyland North Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 791 |
| Sharyland Pioneer High School | High | 9–12 | 1,511 |