DONNA NORTH H S

Located at 7250 N VAL VERDE RD, in DONNA, Texas, DONNA NORTH H S is an expansive high school that hosts 1,974 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by DONNA ISD. That puts it 148% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

DONNA ISD comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 12,937 students; DONNA NORTH H S is among them.

Looking at the student body, DONNA NORTH H S lists that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

With demographic context factored in, DONNA NORTH H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which DONNA NORTH H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: PATRICIA S GARZA EL, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DONNA NORTH H S at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 33.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 2,162 students in 2018 compared to 1,974 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for DONNA NORTH H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.