Elementary · Texas

Jefferson El

Free meals for all

Jefferson El, a public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 259 students, 15.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Harlingen CISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 259
Teachers (FTE): 17.2
Students per teacher: 15.1
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

More students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 91% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Harlingen CISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Harlingen CISD.

Location

Address: 601 S J St, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3120
City or town: Harlingen
County: Cameron County

Website Quality of life in Harlingen Schools in Harlingen

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Lamar ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	401	14.2	0.4 mi
Bowie ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	335	16.2	0.6 mi
Crockett ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	234	16.5	0.7 mi
Travis ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	294	16.9	1.1 mi
Houston ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	420	14.7	1.1 mi
Zavala ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	332	15.8	1.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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