Wilson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Wilson Elementary School serves 373 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 3674th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 25.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253002291 |
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 | 373 | 16,471 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.9% | 76.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Wilson Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 18 elementary schools in Harlingen CISD, Wilson Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 355 students, so Wilson 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 5 with 66 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 41, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (66 against 58). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harlingen CISD (94.6%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.9% 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
Wilson Elementary School has 25.11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 373 students would have about 25.2 teachers, so Wilson Elementary School 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 suburb, midsize, which means it is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 15 elementary schools within 5 miles and 29 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.6% |
| White | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.3% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 56 |
| Grade 3 | 54 |
| Grade 4 | 56 |
| Grade 5 | 66 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16495 Primera Rd, Harlingen, TX 78552
Phone: (956)427-3190
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wilson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.1 mi | 674 | 17.7 | 64.5% |
| IDEA Harlingen Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 651 | 21 | 84.8% |
| Dishman Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.5 mi | 313 | 14.9 | 94.2% |
| Jubilee Harlingen | Jubilee Academies | 3.1 mi | 377 | 17.1 | 80.1% |
| Stuart Place Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 3.4 mi | 578 | 16.3 | 54.8% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 3.6 mi | 234 | 16.5 | 94% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 4.1 mi | 332 | 15.8 | 99.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 4.2 mi | 259 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.