Total enrollment
12,937
-696 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in DONNA ISD
Texas · 12,937 students · 3 cities
Parents inside DONNA ISD pick from 22 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 12,937 students (an average school size of 588).
4-year change in DONNA ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
-1 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DONNA ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #537 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,937 | #101 of 760 | #677 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #96 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #461 of 758 | #5,033 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 92.4% | #27 of 750 | #626 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.8% | #551 of 557 | #6,845 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside DONNA ISD
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from A P Solis Middle School at 54.5% proficient to Daniel Singleterry Sr at 23.6%, a gap of 30.9 points. That is the 136th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 14,359 to 12,930 students (down 10%) and from 1,016 to 889 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA H S | Donna | High | 09-12 | 1,992 |
| DONNA NORTH H S | Donna | High | 09-12 | 1,974 |
| VETERANS MIDDLE | Donna | Middle | 06-08 | 866 |
| MARIA ALICIA P MUNOZ EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 688 |
| W A TODD MIDDLE | Donna | Middle | 06-08 | 670 |
| A P SOLIS MIDDLE | Donna | Middle | 06-08 | 646 |
| A M OCHOA EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 580 |
| JULIAN S ADAME | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 562 |
| DANIEL SINGLETERRY SR | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 560 |
| DORA M SAUCEDA MIDDLE | Donna | Middle | 06-08 | 553 |
| PATRICIA S GARZA EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 551 |
| C STAINKE EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 509 |
| CAPT D SALINAS II EL | Alamo | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 |
| LE NOIR EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 |
| ELOY GARZA SALAZAR EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 446 |
| T PRICE EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 |
| M RIVAS PRI DISCOVERY ACADEMY | Donna | Elementary | PK-02 | 413 |
| J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY | Donna | Elementary | 01-05 | 299 |
| GUZMAN EL | Donna | Elementary | PK-05 | 291 |
| HIDALGO CO J J A E P | Mcallen | High | 07-12 | 7 |
| DONNA ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM | Donna | Combined | 01-12 | 0 |
| RUNN VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY | Donna | Combined | M-M | · |
About DONNA ISD
DONNA ISD administers 22 public schools across Texas, collectively instructing roughly 12,937 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, DONNA ISD comprises 13 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 5%: 13,633 students in SY 2020-21 versus 12,937 in SY 2024-25. DONNA ISD now counts 20 public schools, down from 21 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for DONNA ISD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.