Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Harlingen CISD: B

Total students

403

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Harlingen CISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harlingen CISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 90%

Wilson Elementary School is an elementary school in Harlingen, TX, in the Harlingen CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 403 students. 62% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,134, which is $1,753 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.hcisd.org/wilson

Address

16495 Primera Rd
Harlingen, TX 78552

Office phone number

(956) 427-3190

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wilson Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

403

African American

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

382 (94.8%)

Harlingen CISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

19 (4.7%)

Harlingen CISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (0.5%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

94.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.7%

Two or more races

0.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

62 %

Harlingen CISD: 59.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

85.4 %

Harlingen CISD: 77%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

16.1 %

Harlingen CISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

62.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

16.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

29.3 %

Harlingen CISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.2 %

Harlingen CISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.7 %

Harlingen CISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.3%

Gifted and talented

8.2%

Special education

10.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Harlingen CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Harlingen CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Harlingen CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Harlingen CISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.3 %

Harlingen CISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Harlingen CISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harlingen CISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Harlingen CISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.1 %

Harlingen CISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harlingen CISD: 10%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.3 %

Harlingen CISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Harlingen CISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

29.7

African American

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

25.2 (84.8%)

Harlingen CISD: 85.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.5 (15.2%)

Harlingen CISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Harlingen CISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

23.5 (79.2%)

Harlingen CISD: 71.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5.2 (17.4%)

Harlingen CISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (3.4%)

Harlingen CISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.6

Harlingen CISD: 14.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Harlingen CISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,134

Harlingen CISD: $57,342

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,000

Harlingen CISD: $52,878

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,144

Harlingen CISD: $53,199

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,161

Harlingen CISD: $55,125

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,233

Harlingen CISD: $58,213

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,200

Harlingen CISD: $63,757

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,517

Harlingen CISD: $71,489

Statewide: $71,111

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