Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONNA ISD·NCES 481739006244
J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy
503 S HUTTO RD, DONNA, TX 78537 · (956) 464-1995 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
285 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 31% |
Student demographics
2%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy
J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy this school | 299 | 95.3% | 36.9% |
| Palm Grove Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 294 | 95.6% | 38.6% |
| Roberts Elementary School SAN BENITO | 303 | 95.0% | 21.0% |
| Aoy Elementary School EL PASO | 315 | 94.9% | 31.3% |
| Guzman Elementary School DONNA | 291 | 93.8% | 34.3% |
| Leo J Leo Elementary School MISSION | 319 | 95.3% | 38.8% |
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 J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,964 of 4,401 | #135 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,330 of 4,466 ▲ 23 | #157 of 183 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,658 of 4,466 ▼ 468 | #160 of 183 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,453 of 3,998 | #60 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #4,199 of 4,938 | #179 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,305 of 4,622 | #20 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #4,466 of 4,628 | #110 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #465 of 4,789 | #40 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #606 of 2,838 | #26 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
299
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 1,111
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 299 | 21.8 | 13.7:1 | 95% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 21.5 | 13.3:1 | 96% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 20.1 | 13.1:1 | 96% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 96% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 25.8 | 16.1:1 | 96% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 95% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 89% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 1,111 | 67 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (415 to 299); teachers down 16% (25.8 to 21.8).
About J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy
J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy is a small elementary school in Texas, with an address in DONNA. The school runs grades 1 through 5 and enrolls 299 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Federal data list 20 schools in DONNA ISD, with 12,937 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are 99% of those enrolled at J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
Its ratio of 13.7:1 is based on 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is 85%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 36.9% actual against 33.0% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hidalgo County show that the median household earns about $54,338 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Across Hidalgo County, 364 public schools serve about 212,859 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy, is the closest to J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy. Its average proficiency rate of 36.9% is below the 40.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 299, down from 318 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 13.7:1.
The J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy0.1 mi · 413
- IDEA College Prep0.3 mi · 823
- IDEA Academy0.3 mi · 744
- A P Solis Middle School0.9 mi · 646
- Dora M Sauceda Middle School1.0 mi · 553
- A M Ochoa Elementary School1.1 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About J W Caceres Discovery Int AcademyHow many students attend J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy?
J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy serve?
J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy.
What is the student diversity at J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy?
Student demographics at J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
What district is J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy in?
J W Caceres Discovery Int Academy is part of DONNA ISD.
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