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C−

Secondary Alter CTR

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

1310 Sam Houston, Harlingen, TX 78550 · (956) 427-3210 · Part of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

Harlingen’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
59
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Secondary Alter CTR

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 436.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1310 Sam Houston, Harlingen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 61
Grade 710
Grade 813
Grade 912
Grade 1015
Grade 116
Grade 122
Enrollment over time
11’20
79’21
104’22
88’23
59’24

Up 436.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Secondary Alter CTR from Harlingen families.

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Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez El
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Stuart Place El
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Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harlingen
C−
504 students17:1
Long El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harlingen
C+
475 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Harlingen’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.