Hcisd Early Childhood Academy
Public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades Pre-K–K
Hcisd Early Childhood Academy serves 255 students in grades Pre-K–K in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 4331st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 17.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–K |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253014186 |
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 | 255 | 16,471 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.6% | 76.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Hcisd Early Childhood Academy in context
Size
Of the 18 elementary schools in Harlingen CISD, Hcisd Early Childhood Academy is the 17th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 314 students, so Hcisd Early Childhood Academy 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 pre-K with 146 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 109, against an average of 128 per grade. It also enrolls 146 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harlingen CISD (94.6%).
59.6% 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
Hcisd Early Childhood Academy has 17.79 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 255 students would have about 17.2 teachers, so Hcisd Early Childhood Academy has about as many as that.
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 Long Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 20 elementary schools within 5 miles and 34 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.5% |
| White | 6.3% |
| Black | 1.2% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 146 |
| Kindergarten | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2809 N 7th St, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)430-9500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hcisd Early Childhood Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 0.2 mi | 475 | 14 | 73.5% |
| Lee H Means Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 0.5 mi | 730 | 16.2 | 60.3% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.3 mi | 332 | 15.8 | 99.7% |
| Austin Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.3 mi | 295 | 14 | 87.1% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.1 mi | 234 | 16.5 | 94% |
| Travis Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.2 mi | 294 | 16.9 | 98% |
| Bonham Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.2 mi | 504 | 16.7 | 90.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.5 mi | 259 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.