Enrollment
353
High
DISTRICT 760 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253011541
Harlingen Collegiate High School
2901 MEDICAL DR, HARLINGEN, TX 78550 · (956) 430-9690 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Texas public high 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
193 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 97 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 22% |
Student demographics
17%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
96.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 59.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 49.0% | 26.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 96.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 98.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 99.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 100.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 90.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | N/A |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Harlingen Collegiate High School
Harlingen Collegiate High School's state test result (87.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Collegiate High School this school | 353 | 54.7% | 87.0% |
| Northwest Early College H S (nwechs) EL PASO | 373 | 56.6% | 83.3% |
| Harlingen School of Health Professions HARLINGEN | 448 | 56.0% | 78.2% |
| Bishop High School BISHOP | 533 | 54.0% | 70.4% |
| Denver City High School DENVER CITY | 512 | 52.1% | 46.6% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy EL PASO | 320 | 59.7% | 62.6% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Harlingen Collegiate High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #33 of 1,385 | #1 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #162 of 1,425 ▼ 17 | #2 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #26 of 1,425 ▼ 16 | #2 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #1,079 of 2,107 | #24 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #822 of 1,344 | #17 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,127 of 1,346 | #1 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #916 of 1,522 | #28 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #498 of 672 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
353
0 (0%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 353 | 22.8 | 15.5:1 | 55% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 21.7 | 16.6:1 | 55% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 23.4 | 14.5:1 | 59% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 72% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 16.7 | 20.1:1 | 60% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 15 | 21.9:1 | 59% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 13 | 25.5:1 | 62% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlingen Collegiate High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (336 to 353); teachers up 36% (16.7 to 22.8).
About Harlingen Collegiate High School
Harlingen Collegiate High School is a small high school with its address in HARLINGEN, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 353 students. The school's enrollment is 56% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
The 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD enroll 17,506 students altogether, Harlingen Collegiate High School among them.
Most students at Harlingen Collegiate High School are Hispanic: 91% of enrollment. The remaining students are 7% White. For comparison, Cameron County is about 89% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Harlingen Collegiate High School comes in at 17%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.5:1, with 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. High schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cameron County is 84%.
Harlingen Collegiate High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 87.0%, is 36.7 points above the 50.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Texas schools.
Census estimates describe Cameron County this way: median household income is about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. Federal data list 187 public schools in Cameron County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,392.
Horizon Montessori III - STEM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Harlingen Collegiate High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 353 to 353, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.6:1 to 15.5:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Horizon Montessori III - STEM Academy0.3 mi · 291
- Treasure Hills Elementary School0.4 mi · 758
- Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp0.6 mi · 15
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.6 mi · 6
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.6 mi · 3
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education Program0.6 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Harlingen Collegiate High SchoolHow many students attend Harlingen Collegiate High School?
Harlingen Collegiate High School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harlingen Collegiate High School serve?
Harlingen Collegiate High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Harlingen Collegiate High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Harlingen Collegiate High School.
How diverse is Harlingen Collegiate High School?
Harlingen Collegiate High School reports a student body of 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Harlingen Collegiate High School in?
Harlingen Collegiate High School is part of HARLINGEN CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.