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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at HARGILL EL this year?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818001641
Hargill Elementary School
13394 4TH ST, HARGILL, TX 78549 · (956) 289-2338 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
489 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 76 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Hargill Elementary School
Hargill Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargill Elementary School this school | 520 | 94.0% | 36.8% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School EDINBURG | 514 | 93.8% | 40.1% |
| Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School ROMA | 526 | 93.2% | 82.3% |
| Garza at Southmost Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 524 | 93.5% | 45.2% |
| Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School RIO BRAVO | 535 | 93.5% | 46.4% |
| Daniel Ramirez Elementary School PHARR | 516 | 95.0% | 34.8% |
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 Hargill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,974 of 4,401 | #136 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,336 of 4,466 ▼ 775 | #158 of 183 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,450 of 4,466 ▼ 441 | #153 of 183 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,193 of 3,998 | #104 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #2,336 of 4,938 | #94 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,103 of 4,622 | #83 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.5% | #4,495 of 4,628 | #119 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #625 of 4,789 | #54 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.6% | #183 of 1,307 | #3 of 53 |
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
520
+108 (+26%) vs 2020
+150% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 94% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 32.5 | 15.8:1 | 96% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 30.9 | 16.3:1 | 94% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 94% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 26.3 | 14.4:1 | 96% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 94% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 43% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 19 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hargill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (378 to 520); teachers up 26% (26.3 to 33).
About Hargill Elementary School
Hargill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in HARGILL, Texas. It has an enrollment of 520 students in pre-K through 5.
The EDINBURG CISD system has 44 schools and 33,343 students.
Roughly 99% of students at Hargill Elementary School are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hargill Elementary School scores 2%.
For every teacher at Hargill Elementary School, there are about 15.8 students; the school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. There are 489 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 94% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hargill Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 36.8% actual against 33.5% predicted.
Looking at the county, Hidalgo County, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hargill Elementary School, Hidalgo County has 364 public schools.
Carmen V Avila Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Hargill Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hargill Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Hargill Elementary School enrolled 412 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 520.
Hargill Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- Carmen V Avila Elementary School0.0 mi · 636
- Betty Harwell Middle School0.3 mi · 1,301
- Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School3.5 mi · 625
- Guerra Elementary School3.8 mi · 545
- Villarreal Elementary School4.0 mi · 543
- Lone Star H S South (tjjd)4.0 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About Hargill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hargill Elementary School?
Hargill Elementary School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hargill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hargill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hargill Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Hargill Elementary School.
How diverse is Hargill Elementary School?
Hargill Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is Hargill Elementary School public or private?
Hargill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.