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Which teacher or staff member at HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,019
High
DISTRICT 760 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253006267
Harlingen H S - South
1701 DIXIELAND RD, HARLINGEN, TX 78552 · (956) 427-3800 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,019 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
144 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,431 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 494 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 552 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 504 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 469 | 23% |
Student demographics
8%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 48.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 22.0% | 48.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Harlingen H S - South
Harlingen H S - South's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen H S - South this school | 2,019 | 70.9% | 48.3% |
| Rowe High School MC ALLEN | 1,905 | 70.2% | 58.6% |
| Montwood High School EL PASO | 2,499 | 70.1% | 61.9% |
| Del Rio High School DEL RIO | 2,447 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
| El Dorado High School EL PASO | 2,109 | 70.9% | 54.4% |
| Eagle Pass High School EAGLE PASS | 2,326 | 68.2% | 61.4% |
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 H S - South ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #880 of 1,385 | #15 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,139 of 1,425 ▼ 111 | #24 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #834 of 1,425 ▼ 80 | #15 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #441 of 1,184 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,019 | #320 of 2,107 | #7 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #565 of 1,344 | #10 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.3% | #1,229 of 1,346 | #6 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #561 of 1,522 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.3% | #133 of 672 | #4 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
2,019
+422 (+26%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 2,221
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 2,019 | 143.7 | 14.1:1 | 71% (1,431) |
| 2023-24 | 1,600 | 112.2 | 14.3:1 | 76% (1,212) |
| 2022-23 | 1,571 | 110.7 | 14.2:1 | 75% (1,181) |
| 2020-21 | 1,597 | 114 | 14.0:1 | 74% (1,179) |
| 2017-18 | 1,549 | 115.5 | 13.4:1 | 70% (1,083) |
| 2015-16 | 1,576 | 114 | 13.8:1 | 60% (943) |
| 2010-11 | 2,042 | 149 | 13.7:1 | 61% (1,241) |
| 2000-01 | 1,838 | 134 | 13.7:1 | 47% (861) |
| 1990-91 | 2,221 | 30 | 74.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlingen H S - South.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (1,549 to 2,019); teachers up 24% (115.5 to 143.7).
About Harlingen H S - South
Harlingen H S - South is a high school in HARLINGEN, Texas, according to federal school records. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 2,019 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
HARLINGEN CISD has a total of 31 schools and 17,506 students, Harlingen H S - South among them.
Of every 100 students at Harlingen H S - South, about 96 are Hispanic. Other students are 3% White. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Harlingen H S - South are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The school has 143.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Federal data show 71% of students (1,431) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 13 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Harlingen H S - South lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Texas public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.4% for Harlingen H S - South. The school posts 48.3%, 4.9 points above the prediction.
For Cameron County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $52,601 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Public schools in Cameron County number 187, with about 97,392 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lamar Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Harlingen H S - South is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 42.4%, lower than Harlingen H S - South's 48.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 422 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Harlingen H S - South lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- 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
- Lee H Means Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Other schools in HARLINGEN
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 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
- Lee H Means Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar Elementary School0.7 mi · 401
- Jefferson Elementary School1.1 mi · 259
- Jubilee Harlingen1.2 mi · 377
- Ben Milam Elementary School1.2 mi · 389
- Moises Vela Middle School1.3 mi · 761
- Bowie Elementary School1.4 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Harlingen H S - SouthHow many students attend Harlingen H S - South?
Harlingen H S - South enrolls approximately 2,019 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Harlingen H S - South serve?
Harlingen H S - South serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Harlingen H S - South?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Harlingen H S - South.
What is the student diversity at Harlingen H S - South?
Student demographics at Harlingen H S - South are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Harlingen H S - South in?
Harlingen H S - South is part of HARLINGEN CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.