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What do you wish you knew before starting at LONG EL?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253006115
LONG EL
2601 N 7TH, HARLINGEN, TX 78550 · (956) 427-3140 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
349 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
475
-178 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.4:1
% White
3%
was 6%
% Hispanic
96%
was 93%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LONG EL
LONG EL operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in HARLINGEN, Texas, part of HARLINGEN CISD. Current enrollment sits at 475 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
LONG EL is one of 31 schools operated by HARLINGEN CISD, a district that caters to 17,506 students overall.
On the student-mix side, LONG EL records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest reads as 3% White.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at LONG EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cameron County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LONG EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 35.9%.
Around the school, Cameron County reports that median household earnings sit near $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), LONG EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HCISD EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LONG EL. On composite proficiency, LONG EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. LONG EL's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 653 (now 475). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 H SHigh · 2,433 students
- HARLINGEN H S - SOUTHHigh · 2,019 students
- DR ABRAHAM P CANO FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 1,035 students
- MOISES VELA MIDDLEMiddle · 761 students
- TREASURE HILLS ELElementary · 758 students
- GUTIERREZ MIDDLEMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in HARLINGEN
- HARLINGEN H SHigh · 2,433 students
- HARLINGEN H S - SOUTHHigh · 2,019 students
- DR ABRAHAM P CANO FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 1,035 students
- MOISES VELA MIDDLEMiddle · 761 students
- TREASURE HILLS ELElementary · 758 students
- GUTIERREZ MIDDLEMiddle · 747 students
Nearby schools
- HCISD EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY0.2 mi · 255
- LEE H MEANS EL0.6 mi · 730
- EDNA TAMAYO HOUSE0.7 mi · 8
- HARLINGEN H S0.8 mi · 2,433
- MEMORIAL MIDDLE0.9 mi · 705
- HARLINGEN SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS1.1 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About LONG ELWhat is the total enrollment at LONG EL?
LONG EL enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LONG EL serve?
LONG EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LONG EL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at LONG EL.
What is the student diversity at LONG EL?
Student demographics at LONG EL are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is LONG EL public or private?
LONG EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARLINGEN CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.