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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONNA ISD·NCES 481739007347

T PRICE EL

2906 E ROBERTS, DONNA, TX 78537 · (956) 464-1303 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 519
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
Pre-K
64
Kindergarten
41
Grade 1
57
Grade 2
56
Grade 3
57
Grade 4
76
Grade 5
65
Student demographics
White
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
41199%
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21050%
Female
20650%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
416
-91 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 19.0:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About T PRICE EL

As a close-knit primary school in DONNA, Texas, T PRICE EL works with 416 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within DONNA ISD.

Across the 20 schools in DONNA ISD (12,937 students total), T PRICE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, T PRICE EL lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at T PRICE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, T PRICE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Across the wider county, Hidalgo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which T PRICE EL is one.

The closest other public school is DONNA H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, T PRICE EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. T PRICE EL's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 416). Class-load math has tightened: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the T PRICE EL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Hidalgo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
T PRICE EL
District
DONNA ISD
Address
2906 E ROBERTS, DONNA, TX 78537
Phone
(956) 464-1303
County
Hidalgo County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
416
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
375 (90%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481739007347
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About T PRICE EL
How many students attend T PRICE EL?
T PRICE EL enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
Is T PRICE EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
T PRICE EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does T PRICE EL have?
T PRICE EL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at T PRICE EL?
Student demographics at T PRICE EL are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is T PRICE EL public or private?
T PRICE EL 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.
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