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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONNA ISD·NCES 481739007347
T Price Elementary School
2906 E ROBERTS, DONNA, TX 78537 · (956) 464-1303 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
375 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 64 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
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
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 T Price Elementary School
T Price Elementary School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T Price Elementary School this school | 416 | 90.1% | 35.4% |
| Fabens Elementary School FABENS | 421 | 90.5% | 25.5% |
| Del Valle Elementary School EL PASO | 422 | 90.3% | 46.9% |
| Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 401 | 90.5% | 28.5% |
| Houston Elementary School HARLINGEN | 420 | 90.7% | 39.5% |
| Pasodale Elementary School EL PASO | 416 | 88.7% | 45.9% |
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 T Price Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #3,120 of 4,401 | #147 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,839 of 4,466 ▼ 138 | #141 of 183 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,744 of 4,466 ▼ 3 | #166 of 183 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,179 of 3,998 | #45 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #3,351 of 4,938 | #135 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,694 of 4,622 | #121 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.4% | #4,445 of 4,628 | #99 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,065 of 4,789 | #93 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #1,346 of 2,838 | #65 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
416
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 90% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 26.5 | 16.1:1 | 96% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 97% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 97% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 26.7 | 19.0:1 | 93% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 93% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 86% (425) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T Price Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (507 to 416); teachers down 6% (26.7 to 25).
About T Price Elementary School
T Price Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in DONNA, Texas. The school serves 416 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Besides T Price Elementary School, DONNA ISD runs 19 other schools. The district enrolls 12,937 students.
Federal enrollment data show T Price Elementary School is 99% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 2%, meaning two students picked at random have a 2% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.6:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, T Price Elementary School would be expected to post about 35.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.4%.
Hidalgo County census figures show that the median household income is $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. There are 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, enrolling about 212,859 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Donna High School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, T Price Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 416, a 7% decrease from 446 in 2020-21.
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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
- Donna High School0.3 mi · 1,992
- W A Todd Middle School0.7 mi · 670
- Guzman Elementary School0.8 mi · 291
- C Stainke Elementary School1.2 mi · 509
- A M Ochoa Elementary School1.3 mi · 580
- Le Noir Elementary School1.3 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About T Price Elementary SchoolHow many students attend T Price Elementary School?
T Price Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
Is T Price Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
T Price Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does T Price Elementary School have?
T Price Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at T Price Elementary School?
Student demographics at T Price Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is T Price Elementary School public or private?
T Price Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DONNA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.