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Le Noir Elementary

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Le Noir Elementary ranks 2222 nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Le Noir Elementary is a public elementary school in Donna, Texas, serving 451 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Donna Independent School District (ISD). The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with academic performance on STAAR tests generally below the Donna ISD and Texas state averages across various grade levels and subjects.

Le Noir Elementary struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking particularly low for female students, Hispanic students, and gifted and talented students, indicating significant achievement gaps. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with special needs. With a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 84.92% to 87.41% over the past few years, the school's academic underperformance is likely linked to this socioeconomic factor. Interestingly, nearby Raul A. Gonzalez Junior Elementary, which is part of the Weslaco ISD, outperforms Le Noir Elementary and the other Donna ISD schools on STAAR tests and in its statewide ranking, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

The struggles of Le Noir Elementary are reflective of broader systemic issues within the Donna ISD, as the other Donna ISD elementary schools in the vicinity generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level. However, the success of nearby Idea Academy, a public charter school, in serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students suggests that alternative educational models may be able to drive meaningful improvements for schools like Le Noir Elementary.

457

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,066

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 N Main St
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1685

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Le Noir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W A Todd Middle
High:	Donna High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Donna Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

Texas avg46%

2,222^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	48.5	2222 of 4651	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	3054 of 4710	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4181 of 4647	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3071 of 4581	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3515 of 4578	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3359 of 4479	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3374 of 4359	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	3659 of 4329	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	3569 of 4320	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	3582 of 4260	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	3768 of 4221	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	4139 of 4206	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	3720 of 4095	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	3723 of 3937	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	3474 of 3884	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	3419 of 3768	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	3378 of 3724	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	3365 of 3476	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.6	3327 of 3475	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	27.9	2943 of 3465	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.4	1723 of 4461	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	3088 of 4331	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1682 of 4295	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1208 of 4240	71.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	1205 of 2918	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	1696 of 3668	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	2377 of 3556	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	1084 of 3487	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.1	3002 of 3446	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2231 of 3333	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	2826 of 3226	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	1482 of 3744	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2463 of 4658	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	4319 of 4588	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2643 of 4561	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3517 of 4499	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	2690 of 4348	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3096 of 4306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	2142 of 2619	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	2927 of 2980	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2806 of 2958	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	2732 of 3184	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	3068 of 3106	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	1580 of 3644	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	2488 of 4465	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3885 of 4401	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2688 of 4376	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	3298 of 4329	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2952 of 4188	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3131 of 4168	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	1477 of 3705	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2298 of 4594	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	3944 of 4521	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	2206 of 4477	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	3364 of 4451	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2531 of 4309	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3023 of 4264	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2185 of 3739	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3401 of 4647	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3813 of 4585	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3294 of 4563	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3449 of 4498	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3805 of 4357	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3590 of 4319	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	25.0	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	83 of 112	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1958 of 3549	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3041 of 4292	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	3877 of 3952	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	747 of 3684	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	2326 of 3558	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)61st percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile-34 vs school

Migrant (2019)13th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science9%-21 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 Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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
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%)	34.9	3127^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.8%		26.9	3656^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.4%	529	5.9	35.7	37.5	0.0	50.0			45.0	52.2	46.6	32.5	42.6	30.2	19.4	$8,509
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%)	36	3053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%		36.6	3053^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	35.2%		0.0	0.0	23.5	0.0				52.6	36.2	39.0	34.2	45.1	41.4	18.2	$12,271
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%)	34.7	3147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%		37.3	3001^st of 4710 public elementary schools	36.3%	146								39.1	46.5	52.3	24.8	38.3	35.4	26.7	$9,651
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%)	46.9	2329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%		34.7	3167^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.8%	838	13.6	25.0	40.0	25.0	12.5	40.0	20.0	43.6	67.2	46.9	43.9	36.2	38.8	28.6	$11,067
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
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%)	31.4	3341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.1	2661^st of 4710 public elementary schools	43.5%	680	8.3	27.3		16.0	10.0			39.2	47.7	41.1	19.2	44.2	34.4	22.2	$12,302
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%)	35.2	3106^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%		50.7	2136^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.6%	970	25.0	30.0	0.0	25.0	11.1	11.1	0.0	48.8	45.6	39.6	32.6	52.9	28.8	12.3	$9,063
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Le Noir Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Le Noir Elementary?

Students at Le Noir Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Le Noir Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Le Noir Elementary attend?

Students who attend Le Noir Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W A Todd Middle
High : Donna High School

Is Le Noir Elementary a good school?

Le Noir Elementary ranks 2222^nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Le Noir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Le Noir Elementary.

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