Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONNA ISD·NCES 481739001496
A M Ochoa Elementary School
424 S 11TH ST, DONNA, TX 78537 · (956) 464-1900 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
543 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 220 | 38% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 25.0% | 37.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 4.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A M Ochoa Elementary School
A M Ochoa Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Ochoa Elementary School this school | 580 | 93.6% | 34.3% |
| Brite Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 584 | 93.2% | 47.7% |
| Kelly-Pharr Elementary School PHARR | 587 | 93.7% | 40.3% |
| Raul Longoria Elementary School PHARR | 568 | 94.5% | 39.7% |
| Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School SAN JUAN | 557 | 93.0% | 46.2% |
| Ortiz Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 564 | 94.3% | 68.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A M Ochoa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,229 of 4,401 | #150 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,207 of 4,466 ▲ 41 | #152 of 183 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,002 of 4,466 ▲ 937 | #134 of 183 ▲ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,373 of 3,998 | #56 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #1,762 of 4,938 | #64 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #3,952 of 4,622 | #139 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.7% | #4,553 of 4,628 | #145 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #674 of 4,789 | #63 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.1% | #231 of 1,307 | #5 of 53 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
580
+248 (+75%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 580 | 33.8 | 17.2:1 | 94% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 97% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 23.6 | 15.3:1 | 94% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 92% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 26.9 | 16.4:1 | 87% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 92% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 93% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 40 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A M Ochoa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (439 to 580); teachers up 26% (26.9 to 33.8).
About A M Ochoa Elementary School
In DONNA, Texas, part of Hidalgo County, A M Ochoa Elementary School is an elementary school. The school's 580 students are in pre-K through 5.
A M Ochoa Elementary School falls under DONNA ISD, which has 20 schools enrolling 12,937 students.
About 100% of the student body at A M Ochoa Elementary School is Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 1%, meaning two students picked at random have a 1% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at A M Ochoa Elementary School and a ratio of 17.2:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 94% of students. That rate is above the 85% average among public schools in Hidalgo County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for A M Ochoa Elementary School is 33.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.3%.
Hidalgo County has about 891,977 residents, and the median household income is $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides A M Ochoa Elementary School, Hidalgo County has 363 other public schools.
C Stainke Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 41.3% proficiency; A M Ochoa Elementary School posts 34.3%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 332 to 580. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DONNA ISD
- Donna High SchoolHigh · 1,992 students
- Donna North High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- W A Todd Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- A P Solis Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
Other schools in DONNA
- Donna High SchoolHigh · 1,992 students
- Donna North High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA AcademyElementary · 744 students
- Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- C Stainke Elementary School0.3 mi · 509
- A P Solis Middle School0.4 mi · 646
- Guzman Elementary School0.6 mi · 291
- Le Noir Elementary School0.7 mi · 457
- IDEA Academy0.8 mi · 744
- IDEA College Prep0.8 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About A M Ochoa Elementary SchoolHow large is A M Ochoa Elementary School?
A M Ochoa Elementary School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A M Ochoa Elementary School serve?
A M Ochoa Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at A M Ochoa Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at A M Ochoa Elementary School.
How diverse is A M Ochoa Elementary School?
A M Ochoa Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is A M Ochoa Elementary School in?
A M Ochoa Elementary School is part of DONNA ISD.
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