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Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary

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Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary ranks 2948 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary is a public elementary school in Donna, Texas, serving 692 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Donna Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 639 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's consistent efforts, Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary has consistently low academic performance compared to state and district averages across various STAAR assessments in reading, math, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were 47.62%, 40.98%, and 46.67%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. The school's performance for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, is also among the lowest in the state.

When comparing Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary to nearby schools within the Donna ISD, such as T Price Elementary and Le Noir Elementary, the academic performance gap is less pronounced, as these schools also exhibit similar patterns of low academic proficiency. However, when comparing Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary to schools outside the Donna ISD, such as Cleckler/Heald Elementary in the Weslaco ISD and San Carlos Elementary in the Edinburg Consolidated ISD, the performance gap becomes more pronounced, with these schools consistently outperforming Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary on STAAR assessments.

688

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,360

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 E Roosevelt
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1310

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Veterans Middle
High:	Donna North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.9%

Two or more races:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg35%

Texas avg46%

2,948^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Donna Independent School District (Isd)

639^th of 961Donna 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	37.6	2948 of 4651	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2768 of 4710	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3857 of 4647	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4113 of 4581	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	4347 of 4578	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2682 of 4479	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2643 of 4359	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.2	3919 of 4329	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	3884 of 4286	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	4165 of 4320	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	4123 of 4260	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	3457 of 4221	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	3864 of 4206	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	43.9	2752 of 4095	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.1	3304 of 3937	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.4	2715 of 3884	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.1	3280 of 3768	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	3620 of 3724	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	3270 of 3476	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	3295 of 3475	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	3362 of 3465	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.1	3508 of 4461	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3702 of 4331	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.9	797 of 4295	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	1296 of 4240	69.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	2064 of 2918	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	2853 of 3668	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	2676 of 3556	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3076 of 3487	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3006 of 3446	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	1165 of 3333	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	1240 of 3226	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2839 of 3744	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	3717 of 4658	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3810 of 4588	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4200 of 4561	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	4426 of 4499	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2567 of 4348	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2823 of 4306	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1904 of 2619	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	2430 of 2980	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2771 of 2958	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	2861 of 3006	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	1337 of 3184	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	1449 of 3106	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	2589 of 3644	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3345 of 4465	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3526 of 4401	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	3903 of 4376	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4087 of 4329	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2208 of 4188	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2333 of 4168	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	2429 of 3705	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3347 of 4594	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3418 of 4521	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3824 of 4477	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4128 of 4451	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	1859 of 4309	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	2116 of 4264	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	2841 of 3739	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3479 of 4647	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3840 of 4585	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	3924 of 4563	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3935 of 4498	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2744 of 4357	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2492 of 4319	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	37 of 93	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	70 of 112	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1715 of 3549	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	3147 of 4292	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	2987 of 4086	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2228 of 3952	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	2704 of 3799	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.0	407 of 3684	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	729 of 3558	79.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile+11 vs school

Migrant (2024)11th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

Reading31%+3 vs state

Science15%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	37.6	2948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%		41.1	2768^th of 4710 public elementary schools	41.2%	180	22.7	33.3	34.7	18.6	40.9	17.7	0.0			47.6	41.0	46.7				19.1	53.3	39.8				15.4			$9,360
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%)	44.7	2453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%		34.7	3166^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.8%	713	15.6	25.0	12.5	14.3	12.5					42.9	38.6	54.7				37.3	43.1	53.2				25.0			$10,381
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%)	24.3	3775^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.3	3935^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.5%	160	3.3	11.1	14.3	0.0	30.8	22.2	7.1			28.9	17.2	43.5				28.9	42.4	41.2				10.9			$9,315
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%)	22	3918^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.8%		30.9	3405^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.7%	513	5.0	20.8								49.0	39.4	23.9				24.4	42.5	26.1				5.7			$9,427
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%)	49	2198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%		32.9	3283^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	30.3%	1085	30.0	44.4	23.1	9.1	15.8	18.2	7.7			32.6	50.0	60.0				40.0	50.8	43.9				27.7			$10,111
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Mile 10	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6790	685	30	22.5	79.6%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	678 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	3686^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.7	3915^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.9%	229										34.4	34.1	48.5				36.6	30.6	22.5				21.4			$10,782
Cleckler/Heald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Sugarcane	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6888	909	41	22.3	82.5%	23 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	885 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.1	961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%		69.4	1161^st of 4710 public elementary schools	75.4%	200										66.9	55.9	66.4				70.5	56.6	53.2				34.7			$9,171
Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	326	22	14.8	82.8%	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (96.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.9	3554^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.6%		29.9	3470^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.3%	84								100.0	100.0	20.6	33.3	58.3	57.1	33.3	37.5	8.8	44.4	29.2	25.0	14.3	50.0	16.7	43.5	26.1	$9,763
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%)	48.5	2222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%		36.6	3054^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.2%	832	72.7	55.6	33.3	9.1	87.5	18.2	0.0			49.2	63.2	53.2				37.3	68.3	25.5				8.5			$10,066
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%)	48.2	2243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%		53.2	1975^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.1%	268	16.7	33.3			40.0					35.4	40.3	59.1				32.0	51.4	56.1				28.8			$10,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary

How many students attend Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary.

What district is Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Veterans Middle
High : Donna North High School

Is Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary a good school?

Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary ranks 2948^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary?

Students at Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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