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Travis Elementary

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Travis Elementary ranks 1565 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Travis Elementary is a small PK-5 school in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, serving 294 students in a central area of Harlingen, and it has become a remarkable turnaround story after climbing from the 19th percentile statewide to the 66th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out for its exceptional improvement, especially given that nearly 98% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch. In fact, Travis Elementary now ranks in the 84th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with low-income students, outperforming nearby high-poverty schools like Jefferson Elementary (27th percentile) and Crockett Elementary (43rd percentile). The school’s improvement is heavily driven by reading, with 5th-grade reading proficiency reaching 71.43%—above both the district and state averages, and the highest among all nearby peer schools. However, math performance remains a challenge, with 4th-grade math scores below the state average, suggesting that a similar focus on mathematics could yield even greater results.

Interestingly, the school has seen a dramatic shift in performance by gender, with male students now ranking in the 78th percentile (4 stars) while female students rank in the 52nd percentile (3 stars), a reversal from previous years. While Travis Elementary spends more per student ($11,465) than many peers like Treasure Hills Elementary ($9,212), it also has a higher student-teacher ratio (16.9), suggesting investments in specific programs rather than smaller class sizes. For context, nearby Bowie Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of Texas schools despite a 93% poverty rate, setting a benchmark for Travis to aspire to as it continues its upward trajectory.

294

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,834

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 E Polk Ave
Harlingen, TX 78550-9112

(956) 427-3170

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Travis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Middle
High:	Harlingen Collegiate High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

1.4%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,565^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	61.2	1565 of 4627	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	3068 of 4651	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2978 of 4710	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3781 of 4647	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2745 of 4581	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3520 of 4578	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	3519 of 4479	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.8	1406 of 4359	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	2225 of 4329	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.5	1743 of 4286	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.7	2917 of 4320	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.9	3061 of 4260	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	3922 of 4221	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	3770 of 4206	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	3005 of 4095	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	71.8	992 of 3937	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	56.2	1907 of 3884	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.3	2844 of 3768	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.7	2563 of 3724	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.5	2942 of 3476	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.2	2337 of 3475	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.4	1847 of 3465	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	2063 of 4461	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	3352 of 4331	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3294 of 4295	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.0	1821 of 4240	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1287 of 2918	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	634 of 3668	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	697 of 3556	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	855 of 3487	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	1527 of 3446	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	2554 of 3333	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.9	1450 of 3226	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	2194 of 4575	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.2	2791 of 3744	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3078 of 4658	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.0	4309 of 4588	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3464 of 4561	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	3915 of 4499	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	3635 of 4348	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.8	1209 of 4306	71.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	19.7	2738 of 2980	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2429 of 2958	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	1036 of 4413	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	41.6	2218 of 3644	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2246 of 4465	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3438 of 4401	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2451 of 4376	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	3261 of 4329	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3133 of 4188	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.3	937 of 4168	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	716 of 4520	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	47.3	1928 of 3705	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	2268 of 4594	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	3390 of 4521	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	2229 of 4477	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	3083 of 4451	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2631 of 4309	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.5	693 of 4264	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	1006 of 4582	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	42.2	2134 of 3739	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	2370 of 4647	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2609 of 4585	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	2112 of 4563	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	2964 of 4498	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3137 of 4357	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.8	1793 of 4319	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	69.8	19 of 112	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2397 of 4301	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.7	3224 of 3549	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	2696 of 4292	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	2677 of 4086	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3114 of 3952	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3542 of 3799	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	3597 of 3684	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3073 of 3558	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+18 vs school

Migrant (2018)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics49%~ 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 S M St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3130	401	28	14.1	88.5%	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.3	2634^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.1%		40.9	2711^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%	77	61.3	45.9	50.0	30.7	42.6	38.7	$11,251
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Travis Elementary

Is Travis Elementary a good school?

Travis Elementary ranks 1565^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Travis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Travis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vernon Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School

What is the racial makeup of Travis Elementary?

Students at Travis Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Travis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Travis Elementary.

What district is Travis Elementary in?

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

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