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Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253010476
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School
8402 W WILSON RD, HARLINGEN, TX 78552 · (956) 430-4060 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
435 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 75 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School this school | 674 | 64.5% | 55.0% |
| Bonham Academy SAN ANTONIO | 713 | 64.7% | 37.4% |
| Loma Verde EL PASO | 661 | 64.1% | 62.4% |
| Rancho Verde Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 696 | 65.2% | 67.1% |
| Donna Wernecke Elementary School MCALLEN | 631 | 64.2% | 53.8% |
| John H Shary Elementary School MISSION | 652 | 64.6% | 45.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,064 of 4,401 | #18 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,062 of 4,466 ▼ 195 | #24 of 93 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #830 of 4,466 ▲ 433 | #10 of 93 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,591 of 3,998 | #46 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #1,093 of 4,938 | #15 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #4,141 of 4,622 | #85 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #3,909 of 4,628 | #4 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #2,868 of 4,789 | #91 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #2,237 of 2,838 | #57 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
674
+56 (+9%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 674 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 65% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 39.3 | 15.9:1 | 65% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 38.9 | 15.7:1 | 64% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 72% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 78% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 80% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 83% (630) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (731 to 674); teachers down 21% (48 to 38).
About Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in HARLINGEN, Texas. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 674 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School is one school in HARLINGEN CISD, a system of 31 schools with 17,506 students.
Hispanic students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White. Among Cameron County residents, the Hispanic share is about 89%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
The school had 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.6 students per teacher. The school reported 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Cameron County is 84%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.0%) and its predicted rate (46.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Cameron County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Cameron County's 187 public schools enroll about 97,392 students and include Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Wilson Elementary School is closest at about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 55.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School had a net gain of 56 students, or 9%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 17.7:1 over the same years.
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Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARLINGEN CISD
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Gutierrez Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in HARLINGEN
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Gutierrez Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary School1.1 mi · 373
- IDEA Harlingen Academy2.1 mi · 651
- IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory2.1 mi · 457
- Gutierrez Middle School2.3 mi · 747
- Stuart Place Elementary School2.5 mi · 578
- Jubilee Harlingen2.8 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School?
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School enrolls approximately 674 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School serve?
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School.
How diverse is Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School?
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School in?
Dr Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary School is part of HARLINGEN CISD.
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