GUZMAN EL

Located at 510 S D SALINAS BLVD, in DONNA, Texas, GUZMAN EL is a tight-knit elementary campus that teaches 291 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within DONNA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 44% smaller than typical.

Across the 20 schools in DONNA ISD (12,937 students total), GUZMAN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GUZMAN EL lists that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GUZMAN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

After controlling for student poverty, GUZMAN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 33.2%.

Around the school, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $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. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), GUZMAN EL is one campus in the mix.

C STAINKE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GUZMAN EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 385 students in 2018 compared to 291 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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