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Bonham Elementary

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Bonham Elementary ranks 1805 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bonham Elementary in Harlingen, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 504 students within the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, and it has recently shown a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 33rd to the 61st percentile statewide over the past two years. This is especially impressive given that over 90% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a high level of economic disadvantage. The school excels with its low socio-economic status (SES) students, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide for effectiveness with this group, and has also made dramatic gains with Hispanic and Special Education students, jumping to the 71st and 70th percentiles, respectively. However, a notable weakness is its consistently low performance with Gifted and Talented (G/T) students, who rank in the 17th percentile, suggesting the school may not be adequately challenging its highest-achieving learners.

Bonham’s math scores present a puzzling picture: while 3rd and 5th graders significantly outperformed district and state averages in 2025-2026, 4th graders scored just 35.71% proficient, a persistent weakness for at least three years. This points to a potential curriculum or instructional gap specifically in the 4th-grade math program. The school is also overshadowed by nearby Bowie Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population but ranks in the 78th percentile statewide, with dramatically higher test scores, especially in 4th and 5th grade Math and Science. This contrast raises a key question for the district about what Bowie is doing differently that Bonham could learn from.

Bonham’s recent success appears driven by strategic resource allocation and instructional improvements rather than higher spending, as its per-student spending ($10,306) is in the middle of the pack compared to peers like Zavala Elementary ($12,895) and Lee H Means Elementary ($9,228). The school’s strong upward trajectory—validated by massive gains for Low SES, Hispanic, and Special Education students—indicates effective, school-wide changes are having a broad impact. For parents, Bonham offers a compelling story of improvement and targeted support for students facing economic challenges, though families with high-achieving children may want to investigate how the school plans to better serve G/T students.

504

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,116

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 E Jefferson
Harlingen, TX 78550-5723

(956) 427-3070

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Middle
High:	Harlingen Collegiate High School
	Harlingen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

White:

3.6%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (61st 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%

1,805^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	56.1	1805 of 4627	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	2364 of 4651	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3160 of 4710	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	2845 of 4647	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	1754 of 4581	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	3346 of 4578	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	2934 of 4479	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3268 of 4359	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	2808 of 4329	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	3008 of 4286	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.0	2904 of 4320	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	2819 of 4260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.5	3111 of 4221	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	2842 of 4206	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.5	1405 of 4095	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.3	1029 of 3937	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	65.9	1374 of 3884	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	1380 of 3768	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.0	1006 of 3724	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	1033 of 3476	70.3%	★★★★☆
2005	56.3	1712 of 3475	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.0	2121 of 3465	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	2246 of 4461	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3243 of 4331	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3592 of 4295	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4090 of 4240	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1606 of 2918	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2290 of 3668	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	2984 of 3556	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	1595 of 3487	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	2162 of 3446	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3018 of 3333	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	3110 of 3226	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2030 of 4575	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	1951 of 3744	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3184 of 4658	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2514 of 4588	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	1555 of 4561	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.0	3455 of 4499	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2757 of 4348	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3487 of 4306	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	2559 of 3075	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	2243 of 2619	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	2574 of 2980	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2085 of 2958	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	2550 of 3006	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2416 of 3184	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.7	239 of 3106	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	1294 of 4413	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	1252 of 3644	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2528 of 4465	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2545 of 4401	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	1312 of 4376	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	30.6	3188 of 4329	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2661 of 4188	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3144 of 4168	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	924 of 4520	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	1027 of 3705	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.6	2515 of 4594	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	2445 of 4521	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	1004 of 4477	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	38.1	2853 of 4451	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2374 of 4309	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3036 of 4264	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	1589 of 4582	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	1503 of 3739	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	2938 of 4647	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3108 of 4585	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	2046 of 4563	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	3152 of 4498	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3056 of 4357	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3142 of 4319	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	11.3	110 of 112	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	1307 of 4301	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	2021 of 3549	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	3743 of 4292	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	3933 of 4086	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2857 of 3952	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	750 of 3799	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	2026 of 3684	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3129 of 3558	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.0	1806 of 3082	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.7	269 of 3142	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	35.8	2144 of 3127	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)50th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)41st percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-44 vs school

Migrant (2018)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
Treasure Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Haine Dr	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3180	758	49	15.3	69.4%	40 (5.3%)	6 (0.8%)	696 (91.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	50.9	2070^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.3%		45.8	2396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	326			46.5	56.4	64.7			34.2	50.9	42.2				$9,099
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
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
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
Horizon Montessori III - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2802 S 77 Sunshine Strip	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 423-8200	291	19	15.0	70.8%	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (93.8%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	2700^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.6%		44.6	2466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	234	62.5	87.5	40.9	37.9	61.1	53.3	40.0	50.0	37.9	38.9	33.3	40.0	37.5	$9,065
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonham Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bonham Elementary?

Students at Bonham Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

Is Bonham Elementary a good school?

Bonham Elementary ranks 1805^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bonham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Bonham Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bonham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vernon Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen High School

What district is Bonham Elementary in?

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

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