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Guzman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Guzman Elementary is a public elementary school in Donna, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 330 students. It is part of the Donna Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 639 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guzman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with its performance on STAAR tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades at Guzman Elementary is 52.63%, 36.17%, and 39.02%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students. Guzman Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 96.06% to 98.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, Guzman Elementary's performance is generally lower than the other elementary schools in the Donna ISD, as well as the nearby schools in the Weslaco ISD, which are ranked higher and have better academic outcomes. For example, Cleckler/Heald Elementary and Raul A. Gonzalez Junior Elementary in Weslaco ISD outperform Guzman Elementary on STAAR tests by a significant margin. The nearby M. Rivas Pri Discovery Academy, J.W. Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy, and Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary in Donna ISD also tend to have higher academic performance and rankings compared to Guzman Elementary.

291

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,271

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 S D Salinas Blvd
Donna, TX 78537-3470

(956) 464-1920

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Guzman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W A Todd Middle
High:	Donna High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Texas avg46%

Not ranked this year

Guzman Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

605^th of 951Donna Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3053 of 4651	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3053 of 4710	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3846 of 4647	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4084 of 4581	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	4553 of 4578	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3466 of 4479	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2471 of 4359	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.2	3532 of 4329	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.0	2788 of 4286	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	2570 of 4320	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	3279 of 4260	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	3741 of 4221	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	4105 of 4206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	4072 of 4095	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.8	3913 of 3937	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	3620 of 3884	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	3373 of 3768	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	3384 of 3724	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.7	3308 of 3476	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	3292 of 3475	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	3246 of 3465	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	3924 of 4461	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	4284 of 4331	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	1626 of 4295	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	785 of 4240	81.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1896 of 2918	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	2859 of 3668	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	2927 of 3556	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	3293 of 3487	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	3351 of 3446	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	2123 of 3333	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	1226 of 3226	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	2151 of 3744	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3162 of 4658	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3743 of 4588	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	4224 of 4561	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	4484 of 4499	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3460 of 4348	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2372 of 4306	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	1579 of 2619	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	2455 of 2980	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	2909 of 2958	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	1526 of 3184	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	2369 of 3644	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	2965 of 4465	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3547 of 4401	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	3904 of 4376	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	4307 of 4329	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3075 of 4188	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	2122 of 4168	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2169 of 3705	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	2728 of 4594	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3478 of 4521	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3819 of 4477	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	4410 of 4451	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2709 of 4309	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	1756 of 4264	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	3066 of 3739	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3667 of 4647	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	3864 of 4585	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	3965 of 4563	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	4441 of 4498	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3262 of 4357	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2645 of 4319	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	19.8	106 of 112	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	3357 of 3549	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	4050 of 4292	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	3936 of 3952	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3739 of 3799	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	3137 of 3684	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.2	502 of 3558	85.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-16 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-29 vs school

Migrant (2018)5th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics41%-5 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Guzman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 S D Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1920	291	22	13.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$12,271
C Stainke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1309 S Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1940	509	33	15.4	88.0%	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.9	2671^st of 4627 public elementary schools	42.3%		46.9	2329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%	342	24.0	33.3	15.0	28.0		33.3	41.3	51.7	49.3	46.7	50.0	28.4	$11,067
A M Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 S 11th St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1900	580	34	17.1	93.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$8,509
T Price Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 E Roberts	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1303	416	25	16.6	90.1%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	411 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)													$9,063
Le Noir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 N Main St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1685	457	28	16.3	82.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.8	1659^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.1%		48.5	2222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%	563	87.5	46.2		17.7	38.5		55.4	61.2	62.1	28.1	86.6	38.6	$10,066
Idea Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	401 S 1st St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-0203	744	35	21.5	97.3%	29 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	711 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.5	3595^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.3%		34.7	3147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%	448							40.7	38.1	44.9	36.0	36.3	33.3	$9,651
M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	503 S Hutto Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1990	413	21	19.4	87.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	412 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,690
J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy	Public	1-5	503 S Hutto Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1995	299	22	13.7	95.3%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	296 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	3567^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.9%		31.4	3341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%	226	0.0	12.5	16.7	0.0	0.0	12.5	44.7	34.1	43.2	31.3	38.4	37.6	$12,302
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3207 N Goolie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1977	446	28	15.9	95.1%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.8	2288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.6%		49	2198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%	90	27.3	36.4	38.9	27.3	9.1	16.7	43.1	55.4	48.7	45.1	61.8	36.5	$10,111
Raul A Gonzalez Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 N 5 1/2 W	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6760	552	26	21.5	87.9%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	546 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75	938^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		66.4	1291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.2%	353							57.8	73.6	66.3	44.4	62.1	66.7	$9,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Guzman Elementary

How many students attend Guzman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Guzman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Guzman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Guzman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W A Todd Middle
High : Donna High School

What is the racial makeup of Guzman Elementary?

Students at Guzman Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Guzman Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

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