HARLETON EL

As a modestly sized elementary school in HARLETON, Texas, HARLETON EL instructs 323 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by HARLETON ISD. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within HARLETON ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 705 students, HARLETON EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARLETON EL shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HARLETON EL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HARLETON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, HARLETON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harrison County shows median household income runs about $66,103, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Harrison County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,062 students), of which HARLETON EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HARLETON J H, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARLETON EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 327 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 83%.

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