HARRY SHIMOTSU EL

HARRY SHIMOTSU EL is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in MISSION, Texas, operated by SHARYLAND ISD, serveing 605 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within SHARYLAND ISD, which oversees 13 schools and 9,844 students, HARRY SHIMOTSU EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HARRY SHIMOTSU EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% White, 6% Asian.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

After controlling for student poverty, HARRY SHIMOTSU EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.9%; actual is 67.5%, +14.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), HARRY SHIMOTSU EL is one campus in the mix.

B L GRAY J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARRY SHIMOTSU EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 704 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.