J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY

J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY, a modestly sized elementary-level community in DONNA, Texas, one of the schools within DONNA ISD, serves 299 students, covering grades 1 through 5. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY is one of 20 schools operated by DONNA ISD, a district that instructs 12,937 students overall.

Demographically, J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) logs that 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. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: M RIVAS PRI DISCOVERY ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 28%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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