Palm Valley’s public schools score below 59% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Palm Valley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Palm Valley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 421 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palm Valley’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,843 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
18 elementary schools, then five middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Palm Valley’s grade
C+: better than 41% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Palm Valley, with each school’s own grade.
Palm Valley’s public schools are run by Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, which also serves Combes, Harlingen and Primera. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Palm Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Palm Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Valley | C+ | Harlingen Consolidated Independent |
| Harlingen | C+ | Harlingen Consolidated Independent |
Every school in Palm Valley
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Palm Valley’s schools
Are Palm Valley’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Palm Valley children attend score below 59% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palm Valley in?
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,471 students in 30 schools (2024–25).
Where do Palm Valley kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Harlingen H S, Harlingen H S - South, Harlingen School of Health Professions and Harlingen Collegiate H S.
What is Palm Valley’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Palm Valley spend per student?
$13,843 in Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Palm Valley families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.