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Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253005487
TREASURE HILLS EL
2525 HAINE DR, HARLINGEN, TX 78550 · (956) 427-3180 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
526 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
46.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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
758
-151 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.5:1
% White
5%
was 6%
% Hispanic
92%
was 90%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TREASURE HILLS EL
As a mid-sized elementary school in HARLINGEN, Texas, TREASURE HILLS EL teaches 758 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under HARLINGEN CISD. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
Within HARLINGEN CISD, which oversees 31 schools and 17,506 students, TREASURE HILLS EL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, TREASURE HILLS EL records that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 5% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Cameron County's rate of about 84%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, TREASURE HILLS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.6%, the actual is 40.7%, a residual of -2.9 points.
In the area at large, Cameron County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), TREASURE HILLS EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HARLINGEN COLLEGIATE H S, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Five-year trend. TREASURE HILLS EL's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 909 (now 758). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
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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
- GUTIERREZ MIDDLEMiddle · 747 students
- LEE H MEANS ELElementary · 730 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
- GUTIERREZ MIDDLEMiddle · 747 students
- LEE H MEANS ELElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- HARLINGEN COLLEGIATE H S0.4 mi · 353
- HORIZON MONTESSORI III - STEM ACADEMY0.6 mi · 291
- SECONDARY ALTER CTR0.9 mi · 59
- HESTER JUVENILE DETENT0.9 mi · 40
- CAMERON CO J J A E P0.9 mi · 1
- CAMERON CO J J A E P0.9 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About TREASURE HILLS ELHow many students attend TREASURE HILLS EL?
TREASURE HILLS EL enrolls approximately 758 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TREASURE HILLS EL serve?
TREASURE HILLS EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at TREASURE HILLS EL?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at TREASURE HILLS EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TREASURE HILLS EL?
At TREASURE HILLS EL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is TREASURE HILLS EL public or private?
TREASURE HILLS 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.