Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONNA ISD·NCES 481739006847
Guzman Elementary School
510 S D SALINAS BLVD, DONNA, TX 78537 · (956) 464-1920 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
273 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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
0%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
38.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 2.0% |
% 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
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
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 Guzman Elementary School
Guzman Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guzman Elementary School this school | 291 | 93.8% | 34.3% |
| Juan N Seguin Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 292 | 93.5% | 30.0% |
| J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy DONNA | 299 | 95.3% | 36.9% |
| Roberts Elementary School SAN BENITO | 303 | 95.0% | 21.0% |
| Palm Grove Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 294 | 95.6% | 38.6% |
| Aoy Elementary School EL PASO | 315 | 94.9% | 31.3% |
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 Guzman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,230 of 4,401 | #151 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,723 of 4,466 ▲ 406 | #133 of 183 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,830 of 4,466 ▼ 256 | #168 of 183 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #516 of 3,998 | #17 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #4,250 of 4,938 | #180 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #965 of 4,622 | #12 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,592 of 4,628 | #162 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #651 of 4,789 | #58 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #826 of 2,838 | #43 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
291
-63 (-18%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 94% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 20.1 | 16.4:1 | 96% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 21.6 | 17.4:1 | 98% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 99% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 24.1 | 16.0:1 | 98% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 95% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 93% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 1 | 189.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guzman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (385 to 291); teachers down 9% (24.1 to 22).
About Guzman Elementary School
Guzman Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school found in DONNA, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 291 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.
Guzman Elementary School sits within DONNA ISD, which has 20 schools and 12,937 students.
The large majority of students at Guzman Elementary School, 100%, are Hispanic. The county population is about 92% Hispanic. Guzman Elementary School has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 22 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.2:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 94%. On average, public schools in Hidalgo County report 85%.
Guzman Elementary School scores 34.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.6%.
Across Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The public schools of Hidalgo County number 364 and enroll about 212,859.
The shortest distance from Guzman Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to C Stainke Elementary School. The five-mile area around Guzman Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 41.2% proficiency; Guzman Elementary School posts 34.3%.
NCES describes the area around Guzman Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Guzman Elementary School went from 354 students to 291. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.4:1 to 13.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Guzman Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 School0.5 mi · 509
- A M Ochoa Elementary School0.6 mi · 580
- Donna High School0.7 mi · 1,992
- W A Todd Middle School0.8 mi · 670
- T Price Elementary School0.8 mi · 416
- A P Solis Middle School0.9 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Guzman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Guzman Elementary School?
Guzman Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-05.
Is Guzman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Guzman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guzman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guzman Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guzman Elementary School?
At Guzman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is Guzman Elementary School public or private?
Guzman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DONNA ISD.
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