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Long Elementary

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Long Elementary ranks 2203 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Long Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, serving 475 students in central Harlingen. After several years of lower performance, the school has shown a strong recovery, climbing back to a 52nd percentile statewide ranking and a 3-star rating. This turnaround is especially notable given that 73% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a figure that has been decreasing from over 83% in prior years.

Long Elementary’s greatest strength is its exceptional support for students from low-income backgrounds. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked in the 71st percentile statewide for serving economically disadvantaged students, earning a 4-star rating. This performance outpaces many nearby schools with similar poverty levels, such as Travis Elementary (34th percentile overall) and Zavala Elementary (67th percentile overall). The school also achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($10,235) compared to peers like Jefferson Elementary ($11,916) and Zavala ($12,895), suggesting efficient use of resources. Hispanic students, the largest demographic group, have also shown strong improvement, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide.

However, the school faces two significant challenges. First, math proficiency consistently lags behind reading, with math scores (42-48%) falling below state averages while reading scores (50-53%) are on par. Second, support for special education students is a critical weakness, with the school ranking in the 27th percentile for this subgroup in 2025-2026 and just the 9th percentile in 2023-2024. Additionally, 5th-grade science scores have been volatile, dropping to just 7.89% proficiency in 2023-2024 before rebounding to 29.07% in 2024-2025. Just 0.62 miles away, Lee H Means Elementary (a top-6% school) demonstrates the potential within the district, though its lower poverty rate (60%) highlights the impact of socioeconomic factors on school outcomes.

475

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,362

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 N 7th
Harlingen, TX 78550-3320

(956) 427-3140

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Long Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

3.4%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2023 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2026) from a 31st-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,203^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	48.2	2203 of 4627	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	1995 of 4651	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	2995 of 4710	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3222 of 4647	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	2952 of 4581	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	3160 of 4578	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2053 of 4479	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1528 of 4359	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	1600 of 4329	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	1698 of 4286	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.8	1571 of 4320	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.1	1001 of 4260	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	78.2	731 of 4221	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	995 of 4206	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	59.6	1842 of 4095	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	1674 of 3937	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	2003 of 3884	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.4	1632 of 3768	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.7	1971 of 3724	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	2426 of 3476	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.8	2032 of 3475	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.4	2099 of 3465	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	3912 of 4461	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	3440 of 4331	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3341 of 4295	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2115 of 4240	50.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	1071 of 2918	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	1632 of 3668	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1964 of 3556	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	1665 of 3487	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	1944 of 3446	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2819 of 3333	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2336 of 3226	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	2146 of 4575	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	1432 of 3744	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	2629 of 4658	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3500 of 4588	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3087 of 4561	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3837 of 4499	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2101 of 4348	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	1184 of 4306	72.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	1700 of 3075	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.0	834 of 2619	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	2438 of 2980	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	2290 of 2958	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2148 of 3184	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	1095 of 3106	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1689 of 4413	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	1209 of 3644	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	2561 of 4465	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	2909 of 4401	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2539 of 4376	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	2822 of 4329	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1790 of 4188	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	1114 of 4168	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	1404 of 4520	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	1056 of 3705	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	2099 of 4594	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	3052 of 4521	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3200 of 4477	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	2982 of 4451	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2123 of 4309	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1308 of 4264	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	2314 of 4582	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	1555 of 3739	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	3280 of 4647	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2787 of 4585	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2667 of 4563	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	2408 of 4498	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1917 of 4357	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	1985 of 4319	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	3136 of 4301	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	2581 of 3549	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	3888 of 4292	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	3965 of 4086	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	3826 of 3952	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3587 of 3799	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3185 of 3684	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	2791 of 3558	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	76.0	548 of 3142	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	40.5	1963 of 3127	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2019)83rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-25 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-3 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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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
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
Lee H Means Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 E Loop 499	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3377	730	45	16.2	60.3%	43 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	679 (93.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	92.3	283^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	93.9%		90.2	365^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.2%	82	83.8	69.6	81.5	83.9	80.4	62.7	$10,083
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Elementary

How many students attend Long Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Long Elementary.

What district is Long Elementary in?

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

What schools do graduates of Long Elementary attend?

Students who attend Long Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Long Elementary?

Students at Long Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Long Elementary a good school?

Long Elementary ranks 2203^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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