Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

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Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District
Address
407 N 77 Sunshine Strip
, 78550
United States
District information
GradesPK–12 [1]
Schools31 [1]
NCES District ID 4822530 [1]
Students and staff
Students17,037 (2021–22) [1]
Teachers1,199.06 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.21 [1]

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Harlingen, Texas, United States. It was founded August 5, 1950 via the merger of the Harlingen Independent School District and the Stuart Place Independent School District. [2]

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HCISD serves most of the city of Harlingen, part of the city of San Benito, the city of Palm Valley, the towns of Combes and Primera, and portions of unincorporated Cameron County, including Juarez, Las Palmas, and Lasana.

HCISD has its own TV station locally broadcast in Harlingen on cable provided by Time Warner Cable of the Rio Grande Valley. KHGN-TV is used to inform parents and students of updates involving Harlingen and its schools. Also aired on KHGN is Harlingen High School's Cardinal News and Nonsense and Harlingen High School South's Southern Scoop.

The HCISD district office and KHGN-TV Channel 17 TV station are located at 407 N. 77 Sunshine Strip in Harlingen, Texas (78550).

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [3]

In 2018, Dishman Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Department of Education. [4]

Controversy

In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent HCISD a letter, arguing that HCISD's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (or CROWN) Act, which prohibits racial discrimination based on hairstyles or hair texture and which took effect in September 2023, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year. [5]

Schools

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High Schools (Grades 8,9-12)

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Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

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Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)

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Other Campuses

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References

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  2. "Districts Vote To Consolidate". Valley Morning Star. August 6, 1950. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
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  4. "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  5. Gross, Kristi (2024-07-24). "ACLU of Texas Finds 51 School Districts Likely Remain in Violation of the CROWN Act". ACLU of Texas. Archived from the original on 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  6. "Search for Public Schools - DistrictID=4822530". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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  8. "Middle Schools". www.hcisd.org. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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