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Patricia S Garza Elementary

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Patricia S Garza Elementary ranks 3465 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Patricia S Garza Elementary in Donna, TX, serves 551 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the Donna Independent School District (Isd), with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, but recent data shows a promising upward trend, climbing to the 25th percentile—its highest ranking in years—driven by strong performance in Mathematics and exceptional support for its Special Education students.

The school’s standout strength is its work with Special Education students, who perform in the 65th percentile statewide—a remarkable 40-point gap above the school’s overall ranking. This is a clear differentiator from nearby schools like Daniel Singleterry Senior, located just 0.11 miles away, which has a similar overall profile but lacks this specialized success. Mathematics is a relative bright spot, with 5th graders achieving 48.24% proficiency in 2025-2026, and Spanish-language math scores spiking to 50% proficiency in 2023-2024—far above district and state averages. However, Reading remains a persistent weakness, with only 27.78% of 4th graders proficient in 2025-2026, compared to 43.6% for the district. The school’s Gifted and Talented program has also seen a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 24th to the 61st percentile in just one year, suggesting new enrichment strategies are working.

Despite spending $10,374 per student—higher than its neighbor Daniel Singleterry Senior and comparable to higher-performing Betts Elementary in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (which ranks in the 71st percentile)—the school’s results suggest funding effectiveness, not amount, is the issue. The Migrant Student program, serving a small population, ranks in the bottom 20% and needs targeted support. Overall, Patricia S Garza is a school on the rise, with clear strengths in math and special education, but it must address literacy gaps to sustain its momentum.

551

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,427

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8801 Alberta Rd
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1886

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Patricia S Garza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dora M Sauceda Middle
High:	Donna North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 23 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Donna Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,465^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Donna Independent School District (Isd)

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
2026	29.3	3465 of 4627	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	3918 of 4651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3405 of 4710	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4229 of 4647	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4278 of 4581	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	4534 of 4578	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	4218 of 4479	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	3947 of 4359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	4060 of 4329	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	3993 of 4286	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	4232 of 4320	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	4079 of 4260	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	3725 of 4221	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	3921 of 4206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	3667 of 4095	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.2	3114 of 3937	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.1	2453 of 3884	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.7	3441 of 3768	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	3533 of 3724	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	3419 of 3476	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	3385 of 3475	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.4	3112 of 3465	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	3856 of 4461	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	4089 of 4331	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	2761 of 4295	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2184 of 4240	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	2507 of 2918	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	3058 of 3668	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3000 of 3556	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3208 of 3487	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3259 of 3446	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2594 of 3333	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	2083 of 3226	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	3621 of 4575	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	3273 of 3744	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3956 of 4658	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4333 of 4588	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4328 of 4561	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	4454 of 4499	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4005 of 4348	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	3855 of 4306	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	1208 of 3075	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.3	2000 of 2619	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	3105 of 4413	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	3040 of 3644	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3633 of 4465	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	3934 of 4401	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4112 of 4376	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	4290 of 4329	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	3942 of 4188	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3734 of 4168	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	2649 of 4520	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	2852 of 3705	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3522 of 4594	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	3769 of 4521	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4080 of 4477	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	4386 of 4451	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3952 of 4309	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3573 of 4264	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	3235 of 4582	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	3122 of 3739	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3791 of 4647	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3868 of 4585	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4199 of 4563	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	4436 of 4498	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	4154 of 4357	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	3960 of 4319	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	77 of 93	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	58 of 112	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	1511 of 4301	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	1154 of 3549	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2047 of 4292	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	2558 of 4086	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3310 of 3952	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3244 of 3799	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3021 of 3684	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	3190 of 3558	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

Migrant (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)14th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Reading32%-23 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
Patricia S Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 Alberta Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1886	551	33	16.9	98.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	3465^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.1%		22	3918^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.8%	453	11.1			17.7			30.4	27.8	36.5	36.7	46.7	48.2	$9,427
Daniel Singleterry Senior	Public	PK, KG-5	9113 N Val Verde Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1845	560	31	17.7	98.9%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	4339^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.2%		24.3	3775^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.8%	564	0.0		36.8			0.0	26.7	25.4	29.2	30.2	33.3	28.0	$9,315
Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 E Roosevelt	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1310	688	42	16.5	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	687 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39.4	2797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		37.6	2948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	151	33.3	16.0	40.4	40.0	30.0	23.5	34.2	44.4	37.7	40.5	58.1	41.1	$9,360
San Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S 83rd St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2370	471	29	16.2	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.2	1750^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.2%		48.2	2243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%	493	0.0		60.0	0.0		60.0	48.2	42.6	56.3	48.2	59.6	58.6	$10,239
Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 S Cesar Chavez	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2308	541	30	17.7	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	541 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	2020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.3%		26.9	3609^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	1589							56.4	42.4	47.7	50.0	64.2	41.5	$10,118
Betts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 S Cesar Chavez Rd	Edinburg	75839	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2560	534	33	16.2	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	530 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.1	1344^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		56.1	1768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%	424							49.3	61.9	67.5	36.6	68.3	55.7	$9,754
Idea Academy Alamo	Public, Charter	K-5	325 Kansas Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4005	698	32	21.8	98.1%	38 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	659 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.7	3326^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		38.6	2875^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	451							42.7	34.8	50.8	32.0	39.3	41.1	$10,527
Julian S Adame	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 N Fm 493	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 461-4010	562	35	16.0	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	561 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	2957^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.1%		44.7	2453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%	504	16.2	22.6	5.0	24.3	20.0	37.5	38.8	46.5	51.8	41.2	37.1	42.4	$10,381
Augusto Guerra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 Fm495	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2810	731	42	17.5	96.7%	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	724 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	1587^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		60	1578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%	9			100.0				40.7	58.8	65.5	31.0	69.1	62.6	$9,894
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Patricia S Garza Elementary

Is Patricia S Garza Elementary a good school?

Patricia S Garza Elementary ranks 3465^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Patricia S Garza Elementary?

Students at Patricia S Garza Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Patricia S Garza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Patricia S Garza Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Patricia S Garza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patricia S Garza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dora M Sauceda Middle
High : Donna North High School

What district is Patricia S Garza Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

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