Long Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Long Elementary School serves 475 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 2759th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 33.81 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 | 482253006115 |
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 | 475 | 16,471 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.5% | 76.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Long Elementary School in context
Size
Long Elementary School is the 6th largest of Harlingen CISD's 18 elementary schools; its 475 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 295; Long 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 87 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 45, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 5 has 71% more students than kindergarten (87 against 51). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 45 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.8% here and 94.6% across Harlingen CISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 33.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 475 students, Long Elementary School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 475 students would have about 32.1 teachers, so Long Elementary School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Long Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Hcisd Early Childhood Academy, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 34 other elementary schools, 21 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 | 95.8% |
| White | 3.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
42.7% of students are girls and 57.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 45 |
| Kindergarten | 51 |
| Grade 1 | 80 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 71 |
| Grade 5 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2601 N 7th, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3140
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Long Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hcisd Early Childhood Academy | Harlingen CISD | 0.2 mi | 255 | 14.3 | 59.6% |
| Lee H Means Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 0.6 mi | 730 | 16.2 | 60.3% |
| Austin Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.1 mi | 295 | 14 | 87.1% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.1 mi | 332 | 15.8 | 99.7% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.9 mi | 234 | 16.5 | 94% |
| Travis Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.0 mi | 294 | 16.9 | 98% |
| Bonham Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.0 mi | 504 | 16.7 | 90.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.4 mi | 259 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.