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Daniel Singleterry Senior

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Daniel Singleterry Senior is an elementary school in Donna, Texas, serving 510 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.

Daniel Singleterry Senior has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on STAAR tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school's proficiency rates in reading and math are around 20-30 percentage points lower than the state and district averages, and its performance on STAAR Spanish assessments is particularly weak, with proficiency rates often below 20%. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 98% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

While Daniel Singleterry Senior is part of the Donna ISD, the nearby schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and Edinburg Consolidated ISD generally outperform it on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges faced by Daniel Singleterry Senior may be specific to the school or the Donna ISD. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, targeted approach to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Daniel Singleterry Senior.

560

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,315

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9113 N Val Verde Rd
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1845

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Daniel Singleterry Senior usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

Texas avg46%

3,775^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	24.3	3775 of 4651	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	3935 of 4710	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4238 of 4647	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4127 of 4581	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	4485 of 4578	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	3694 of 4479	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3320 of 4359	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	3221 of 4329	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	3665 of 4286	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	3907 of 4320	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	3985 of 4260	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	3276 of 4221	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	3346 of 4206	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	3611 of 4095	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	3218 of 3937	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	3523 of 3884	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	3678 of 3768	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	3543 of 3724	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.0	3461 of 3476	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	3473 of 3475	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	3437 of 3465	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	3481 of 4461	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3977 of 4331	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	1873 of 4295	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1306 of 4240	69.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2521 of 2918	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3122 of 3668	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	2949 of 3556	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3102 of 3487	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3205 of 3446	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2287 of 3333	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2253 of 3226	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	3199 of 3744	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4242 of 4658	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4067 of 4588	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3935 of 4561	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	4384 of 4499	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3489 of 4348	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3026 of 4306	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	2285 of 2619	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	2899 of 2980	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2557 of 2958	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	2662 of 3006	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2658 of 3184	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2783 of 3106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	3160 of 3644	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4032 of 4465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	3963 of 4401	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3951 of 4376	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	4249 of 4329	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3333 of 4188	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3055 of 4168	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	2998 of 3705	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4026 of 4594	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3895 of 4521	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3993 of 4477	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	4343 of 4451	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3059 of 4309	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	2861 of 4264	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	3464 of 3739	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	4305 of 4647	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4213 of 4585	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4247 of 4563	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	4401 of 4498	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	3669 of 4357	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3568 of 4319	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	3325 of 3549	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	4151 of 4292	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	71.1	652 of 3952	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	1549 of 3799	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	2488 of 3684	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	2776 of 3558	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)78th percentile+59 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-8 vs state

Reading29%-26 vs state

Science11%-19 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
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
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
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
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%)	26.9	3609^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%		39.4	2870^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.1%	739			33.3					41.2	29.3	48.7	44.9	31.1	23.5	14.8	$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%)	56.1	1768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%		50.2	2167^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.0%	399								47.8	68.3	49.2	42.9	64.6	48.5	13.6	$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%)	38.6	2875^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.5	3316^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.6%	441		0.0						37.3	44.9	57.8	28.8	46.7	36.8	24.1	$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%)	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
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	1578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%		50.7	2135^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.7%	557	28.6	68.8						40.0	65.9	63.3	29.8	68.4	46.7	34.4	$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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Singleterry Senior

How many students attend Daniel Singleterry Senior?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Daniel Singleterry Senior.

What schools do graduates of Daniel Singleterry Senior attend?

Students who attend Daniel Singleterry Senior usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Daniel Singleterry Senior in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Singleterry Senior?

Students at Daniel Singleterry Senior are 99% Hispanic.

Is Daniel Singleterry Senior a good school?

Daniel Singleterry Senior ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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