DISHMAN EL

DISHMAN EL is a modestly sized elementary school in COMBES, Texas, one of the schools within HARLINGEN CISD. The school teaches 313 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DISHMAN EL sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Within HARLINGEN CISD, which oversees 31 schools and 17,506 students, DISHMAN EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, DISHMAN EL reports that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cameron County (around 84%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, DISHMAN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household income runs about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DISHMAN EL is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: WILSON EL, around 2.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DISHMAN EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 338 students in 2018 compared to 313 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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