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Harrel Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Harrel Elementary in Kingsville, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 311 students within the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 5th percentile statewide, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While the school overall ranks in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools, it has a few notable bright spots. Harrel’s 4th and 5th graders consistently outperform the district and nearby schools like Perez Elementary and Harvey Elementary in math—for example, 39% of Harrel’s 5th graders met math standards compared to just 22% district-wide. The school also shows relative strength in supporting its Special Education students, earning 2-star ratings in recent years. However, 5th grade science is a critical weakness, with only 2% of students proficient in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 30%. Performance varies widely by grade and subject, suggesting that individual teachers or teams drive success rather than a consistent school-wide approach.

Interestingly, Harrel is just 1.29 miles from Santa Gertrudis School, which serves a similar community but achieves 75-80% proficiency in reading and math as part of a district ranked in the 94th percentile. This stark contrast highlights how district resources and effectiveness—not just local demographics—shape outcomes. While Harrel has shown a slight upward trend, moving from the 11th to the 23rd percentile in overall state ranking, it remains far below state averages in most subjects. For parents, this means Harrel offers targeted math support and strong special education services, but families should be aware of significant gaps in science and inconsistent instruction across grade levels.

311

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,918

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

925 W Johnston
Kingsville, TX 78363-5829

(361) 592-9305

District: Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Harrel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gillett Middle
High:	H M King High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

White:

13.5%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Reading scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg30%

Texas avg51%

3,569^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)

901^st of 951Kingsville Independent School District (Isd) 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	27.9	3569 of 4627	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	4123 of 4651	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3899 of 4710	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4019 of 4647	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3420 of 4581	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	4079 of 4578	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4011 of 4479	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3784 of 4359	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	3799 of 4329	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	3390 of 4286	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.1	2217 of 4320	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	2506 of 4260	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	2718 of 4221	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	2874 of 4206	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	14.2	3888 of 4095	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	1963 of 2421	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1801 of 2483	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	3379 of 4461	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	4050 of 4331	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4232 of 4295	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3437 of 4240	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	3598 of 4575	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	2929 of 3744	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3353 of 4658	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3495 of 4588	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2527 of 4561	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	3343 of 4499	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	4162 of 4348	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3803 of 4306	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	11.5	3064 of 3184	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	3086 of 3106	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3433 of 4413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	2790 of 3644	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3543 of 4465	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3712 of 4401	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3117 of 4376	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3726 of 4329	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3910 of 4188	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3574 of 4168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	3674 of 4520	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	2903 of 3705	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3503 of 4594	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3678 of 4521	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	2897 of 4477	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3941 of 4451	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3617 of 4309	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3275 of 4264	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3456 of 4582	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	3031 of 3739	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	3923 of 4647	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	4230 of 4585	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3931 of 4563	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	4329 of 4498	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3514 of 4357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	3646 of 4319	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2675 of 4301	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	2017 of 3549	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	2785 of 4292	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	2702 of 4086	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2319 of 3952	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	2634 of 3799	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	2458 of 3684	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.6	600 of 3558	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	2511 of 2612	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	3056 of 3106	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)38th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

African American (2022)19th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Reading37%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Harrel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 W Johnston	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-9305	311	21	14.8	90.0%	42 (13.5%)	12 (3.9%)	255 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.9	3569^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.9%		18.3	4123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.4%	554			32.4	43.9	34.9				37.8	39.0	39.5					$8,918
Santa Gertrudis School	Public	PK, KG-8	803 Santa Rosa	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-5046	433	29	15.1	40.9%	74 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	338 (78.1%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	87.2	500^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.2%		74.5	944^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.7%	444	100.0		79.0	80.5	78.4	77.1	78.2	88.0	68.4	75.6	51.4	54.2	36.4	55.7	56.0	$9,406
Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 E Ailsie	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-8511	364	26	13.8	86.0%	25 (6.9%)	9 (2.5%)	320 (87.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19	4098^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.6	4198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%	100			40.4	33.3	45.5				36.2	19.2	14.6					$9,072
Harvey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 E Kenedy Ave	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-4327	486	31	15.4	88.5%	30 (6.2%)	15 (3.1%)	432 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	11	4446^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.9%		12.7	4385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.7%	61			39.1	27.4	26.2				25.0	16.1	15.6					$7,407
Jubilee Kingsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	201 N 19th St	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 516-0840	302	21	14.6	85.8%	19 (6.3%)	4 (1.3%)	273 (90.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27	3628^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.9	4188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	560	47.1	72.2	32.3	27.3	44.4	35.7	56.0	47.4	48.4	28.6	37.0	28.6		36.0	26.3	$9,782
Ricardo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 W Cr 2160	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Ricardo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-6465	449	30	15.1	51.0%	51 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	387 (86.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75.8	911^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.3%		73.3	992^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.7%	81			59.4	67.2	76.4				54.4	58.5	52.8					$8,057
Bishop Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	705 W Main St	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-2434	258	15	17.4	70.5%	38 (14.7%)	4 (1.6%)	214 (82.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																$10,400
Bishop Elementary	Public	3-5	200 S Fir	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-3571	232	14	16.0	62.5%	26 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	199 (85.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	63.4	1438^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.3	1366^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.6%	72			45.5	60.0	62.1				37.9	84.8	51.7					$10,378
Driscoll Elementary & Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	315 W Dragon St	Driscoll	78351	Nueces County	Driscoll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-7349	289	26	10.9	94.1%	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	36.4	2989^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		41.5	2673^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.5%	316	86.7		45.8	30.4	52.2	71.4	51.3	64.5	37.5	26.1	34.8	24.1	34.2	43.8	30.0	$11,258
Nanny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Seahawk Dr	Riviera	78379	Kleberg County	Riviera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 296-3101	143	14	10.4	68.5%	40 (28.0%)	1 (0.7%)	101 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	45	2389^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.4%		20.7	3986^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.3%	1597			73.3	41.2	33.3				60.0	41.2	33.3					$8,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrel Elementary

What district is Harrel Elementary in?

Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Harrel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Harrel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harrel Elementary?

Students at Harrel Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% African American.

Is Harrel Elementary a good school?

Harrel Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Harrel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harrel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gillett Middle
High : H M King High School

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