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Austin Elementary

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Austin Elementary ranks 1758 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Austin Elementary in Harlingen, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 295 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, where over 87% of students come from low-income families. The school has made a remarkable turnaround in recent years, climbing from the 21st percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 62nd percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. This upward trajectory stands out compared to nearby Jefferson Elementary, which has declined from the 27th to the 17th percentile over the same period.

Austin Elementary excels in supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide for effectiveness with this group in 2025-2026—a significant achievement given its high poverty rate. The school also performs well with Hispanic and male students, both ranking in the 68th percentile. However, a persistent challenge is 5th-grade math, where only 20% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, far below the district average of 48.93% and state average of 47.38%. This "5th-grade cliff" suggests a need for stronger curriculum alignment as students advance, especially since 3rd-grade math proficiency was a solid 61.54% in the same year.

In contrast, nearby Lee H Means Elementary is a 5-star school (94th percentile) with a lower poverty rate (60.27%) and spends less per student ($9,228 vs. $11,238 at Austin). This comparison highlights how Austin Elementary is working with a more challenging demographic while showing steady improvement. The school's early grades provide a strong foundation, with 3rd-grade reading and math scores above district and state averages in 2025-2026. Performance with special education students has been volatile, ranging from the 78th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 15th percentile in 2024-2025, before recovering to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026, which warrants close monitoring.

295

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,857

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 E Austin Ave
Harlingen, TX 78550-5008

(956) 427-3060

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Austin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle
High:	Harlingen Collegiate High School
	Harlingen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

5.4%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,758^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 43 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

278^th of 951Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	1758 of 4627	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	2661 of 4651	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2599 of 4710	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2391 of 4647	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	2856 of 4581	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3597 of 4578	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	1608 of 4479	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	2153 of 4359	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.0	2397 of 4329	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.5	3487 of 4286	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.4	2826 of 4320	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	17.1	3913 of 4260	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	3271 of 4221	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	3260 of 4206	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.9	2959 of 4095	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	2585 of 3937	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.4	3427 of 3884	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.4	2452 of 3768	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	2403 of 3724	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.5	2261 of 3476	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.7	1999 of 3475	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.9	2168 of 3465	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	2795 of 4461	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	3745 of 4331	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1611 of 4295	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	2356 of 4240	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	1048 of 2918	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	1883 of 3668	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2142 of 3556	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1745 of 3487	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.8	2796 of 3446	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.1	564 of 3333	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	1117 of 3226	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	2087 of 4575	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	1965 of 3744	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2267 of 4658	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	2422 of 4588	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	2766 of 4561	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3494 of 4499	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1934 of 4348	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	1590 of 4306	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	5.2	2924 of 2980	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.2	2954 of 2958	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	2784 of 3184	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	2778 of 3106	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	1415 of 4413	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	1635 of 3644	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	1943 of 4465	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	1783 of 4401	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2586 of 4376	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3179 of 4329	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.8	1120 of 4188	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	2012 of 4168	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	1002 of 4520	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.3	1506 of 3705	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	2128 of 4594	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	1969 of 4521	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	2290 of 4477	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3485 of 4451	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1070 of 4309	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	1707 of 4264	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	1486 of 4582	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	1894 of 3739	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2589 of 4647	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2433 of 4585	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2893 of 4563	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3606 of 4498	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.9	1381 of 4357	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	2535 of 4319	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	1870 of 4301	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.5	3003 of 3549	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.0	928 of 4292	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	35.1	2710 of 4086	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2177 of 3952	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3024 of 3799	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1790 of 3684	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	2143 of 3558	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	2527 of 2612	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	74.1	638 of 3127	79.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)2nd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+3 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E Austin Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3060	295	21	14.0	87.1%	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	278 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	1758^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		41.7	2661^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.8%	903	61.5	58.7	48.8	61.5	51.1	20.0	$12,857
Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 N B St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3200	332	21	15.7	99.7%	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61.5	1542^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.7%		41.9	2644^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%	1102	72.2	50.0	57.9	70.6	50.0	36.8	$11,732
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E Polk Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3170	294	17	16.9	98.0%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	289 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	1565^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.2%		35.8	3068^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.0%	1503	53.9	51.2	71.4	51.3	46.5	50.0	$10,834
Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 N 7th	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3140	475	34	14.0	73.5%	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	455 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48.2	2203^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	52.4%		52.4	1995^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.1%	208	52.6	50.7	50.7	48.1	42.3	42.9	$10,362
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 E Jefferson	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3070	504	30	16.7	90.9%	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	480 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	56.1	1805^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.0%		46.3	2364^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.2%	559	52.5	51.5	59.5	52.5	35.7	56.2	$10,116
Hcisd Early Childhood Academy	Public	PK-K	2809 N 7th St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 430-9500	255	18	14.3	59.6%	16 (6.3%)	3 (1.2%)	236 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$10,726
Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 W Jefferson St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3090	234	14	16.5	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	234 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.2	2646^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.1	2918^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%	272	40.6	36.6	62.5	36.4	48.8	41.5	$13,218
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 W Lincoln Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3080	335	21	16.2	93.4%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	322 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	72.9	1020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.0%		71.1	1087^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.6%	67	38.5	65.1	77.1	46.2	71.4	77.1	$10,598
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 S J St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3120	259	17	15.0	94.2%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.1	3362^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.1	3849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.2%	487	43.3	46.7	33.3	33.3	50.0	16.7	$13,366
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Taft Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3110	420	29	14.6	90.7%	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	408 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60.9	1573^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.0%		45.3	2428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.8%	855	52.2	60.7	56.5	58.7	51.8	43.5	$11,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Austin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Austin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen High School

What district is Austin Elementary in?

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of Austin Elementary?

Students at Austin Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

How many students attend Austin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Austin Elementary.

Is Austin Elementary a good school?

Austin Elementary ranks 1758^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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