Jubilee Harlingen
Public elementary school (charter) in Harlingen, Texas · Jubilee Academies · Grades Pre-K–8
Jubilee Harlingen serves 377 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 10 schools in Jubilee Academies. By enrollment it is the 3649th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 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 ÷ 22.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Jubilee Academies |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480017912723 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Jubilee Academies | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 377 | 5,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.1% | 86.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Jubilee Harlingen in context
Size
Jubilee Harlingen is the 3rd largest of Jubilee Academies' 6 elementary schools; its 377 students are 7.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 362; Jubilee Harlingen is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 48 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 27, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% fewer students than kindergarten (27 against 35). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 33 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.6% here and 93.1% across Jubilee Academies. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.9% across Jubilee Academies 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 22.05 full-time-equivalent teachers for 377 students, Jubilee Harlingen has 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 377 students would have about 25.5 teachers, so Jubilee Harlingen has 3.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Jubilee Harlingen is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is IDEA Harlingen Academy, 1.3 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 34 other elementary schools, 20 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 | 93.6% |
| White | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 33 |
| Kindergarten | 35 |
| Grade 1 | 43 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 48 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 37 |
| Grade 6 | 43 |
| Grade 7 | 31 |
| Grade 8 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
123 S Palm Ct Dr., Harlingen, TX 78552
Phone: (956)708-2030
Website: jubileeacademies.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jubilee Harlingen. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Harlingen Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 651 | 21 | 84.8% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.3 mi | 234 | 16.5 | 94% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 401 | 14.2 | 88.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.5 mi | 259 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
| Stuart Place Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.8 mi | 578 | 16.3 | 54.8% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.1 mi | 335 | 16.2 | 93.4% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.2 mi | 332 | 15.8 | 99.7% |
| Ben Milam Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.4 mi | 389 | 17.1 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jubilee Academies
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee - Lake View University Prep | Other | Pre-K–12 | 548 |
| Jubilee Brownsville | Other | Pre-K–12 | 999 |
| Jubilee Highland Hills | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 686 |
| Jubilee Kingsville | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 302 |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 545 |
| Jubilee Living Way | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 363 |
| Jubilee San Antonio | Other | Pre-K–12 | 1,011 |
| Jubilee School of Innovation and Arts | Middle | 6–8 | 69 |
| Jubilee Westwood | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 240 |