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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at C STAINKE EL this year?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONNA ISD·NCES 481739001502
C Stainke Elementary School
1309 S AVE, DONNA, TX 78537 · (956) 464-1940 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
448 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 92 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
3%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 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 C Stainke Elementary School
C Stainke Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Stainke Elementary School this school | 509 | 88.0% | 38.7% |
| Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary School WESLACO | 503 | 88.3% | 39.7% |
| Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 510 | 88.4% | 33.9% |
| Santos Livas Elementary School ALAMO | 515 | 89.1% | 42.0% |
| E B Reyna Elementary School MISSION | 523 | 87.0% | 49.0% |
| Lancaster Elementary School EL PASO | 517 | 89.6% | 48.3% |
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 C Stainke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #2,757 of 4,401 | #129 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,266 of 4,466 ▲ 433 | #116 of 183 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,738 of 4,466 ▼ 174 | #117 of 183 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #398 of 3,998 | #9 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,442 of 4,938 | #102 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,826 of 4,622 | #71 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.5% | #4,390 of 4,628 | #80 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #1,281 of 4,789 | #112 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,152 of 2,838 | #101 of 128 |
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
509
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 509 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 88% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 31.8 | 16.1:1 | 92% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 32.8 | 17.9:1 | 96% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 94% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 30.8 | 18.1:1 | 94% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 92% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 32 | 19.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 97% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 37 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C Stainke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (557 to 509); teachers up 7% (30.8 to 33).
About C Stainke Elementary School
C Stainke Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in DONNA, Texas. It serves 509 students in pre-K through 5.
DONNA ISD runs C Stainke Elementary School along with 19 other schools, enrolling 12,937 students in total.
About 98% of the student body at C Stainke Elementary School is Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at C Stainke Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.4:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 88% of students at C Stainke Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades C Stainke Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, C Stainke Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 38.7% actual against 36.1% predicted.
Hidalgo County census figures show that the median household income is $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, enrolling about 212,859 students in all.
The closest public school, A M Ochoa Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from C Stainke Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, C Stainke Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies C Stainke Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at C Stainke Elementary School climbed 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 478 to 509 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
The C Stainke Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- A M Ochoa Elementary School0.3 mi · 580
- Guzman Elementary School0.5 mi · 291
- A P Solis Middle School0.5 mi · 646
- IDEA College Prep1.0 mi · 823
- IDEA Academy1.0 mi · 744
- Le Noir Elementary School1.0 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About C Stainke Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at C Stainke Elementary School?
C Stainke Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does C Stainke Elementary School serve?
C Stainke Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at C Stainke Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at C Stainke Elementary School.
How diverse is C Stainke Elementary School?
C Stainke Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
What district is C Stainke Elementary School in?
C Stainke Elementary School is part of DONNA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.