HARVEY EL

Set in KINGSVILLE, Texas, HARVEY EL is a mid-sized K-5 school, part of KINGSVILLE ISD. It serves 486 students across grades pre-K through 5.

KINGSVILLE ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,534 students. HARVEY EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARVEY EL records that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 6% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 71% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HARVEY EL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Kleberg County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, HARVEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Kleberg County shows median household earnings sit near $61,292, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Kleberg County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,746 students), HARVEY EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JUBILEE KINGSVILLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARVEY EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.