TRAVIS EL

Located at 600 E POLK AVE, in HARLINGEN, Texas, TRAVIS EL is a compact primary school that teaches 294 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by HARLINGEN CISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Across the 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD (17,506 students total), TRAVIS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, TRAVIS EL records that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Cameron County as a whole is about 89% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at TRAVIS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

After controlling for student poverty, TRAVIS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.1%; this one delivers 38.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cameron County put the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), TRAVIS EL is one campus in the mix.

VERNON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRAVIS EL. On composite proficiency, TRAVIS EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

TRAVIS EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for TRAVIS EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.