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A M Ochoa Elementary

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A M Ochoa Elementary ranks 3127 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

A M Ochoa Elementary is a public elementary school located in Donna, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 603. 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.

A M Ochoa Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with performance on STAAR tests generally below the state and district averages, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are 45%, 52.17%, and 46.55%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. Similarly, in STAAR Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are 32.5%, 42.55%, and 30.16%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 44.88%, 45.79%, and 46.24%. The school also has lower rankings for several student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status.

Within the Donna ISD, there are several other elementary schools in close proximity to A M Ochoa Elementary, including Julian S Adame, Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary, Guzman Elementary, Le Noir Elementary, and C Stainke Elementary. These nearby schools generally perform better than A M Ochoa Elementary on STAAR tests, with higher proficiency rates in reading, mathematics, and science.

580

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,509

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

424 S 11th St
Donna, TX 78537-3217

(956) 464-1900

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend A M Ochoa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	A P Solis Middle
High:	Donna High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.2%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg46%

3,127^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	34.9	3127 of 4651	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3656 of 4710	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3010 of 4647	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3874 of 4581	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	4497 of 4578	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3748 of 4479	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3360 of 4359	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	3230 of 4329	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	3639 of 4286	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	3121 of 4320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	3890 of 4260	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	3570 of 4221	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	3927 of 4206	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	3130 of 4095	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.0	2057 of 3937	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.8	3361 of 3884	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	3382 of 3768	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.9	2551 of 3724	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.3	3103 of 3476	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	3014 of 3475	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.9	2599 of 3465	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	2726 of 4461	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4306 of 4331	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	2882 of 4295	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3060 of 4240	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2256 of 2918	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3153 of 3668	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1863 of 3556	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	2422 of 3487	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.9	3401 of 3446	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	2680 of 3333	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2523 of 3226	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2120 of 3744	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4059 of 4658	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3221 of 4588	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4048 of 4561	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	4266 of 4499	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	3886 of 4348	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2894 of 4306	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1306 of 2619	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	2452 of 3184	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	2753 of 3106	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2140 of 3644	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3280 of 4465	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2647 of 4401	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3631 of 4376	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	4255 of 4329	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3423 of 4188	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3009 of 4168	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1934 of 3705	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3153 of 4594	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	2383 of 4521	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3439 of 4477	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	4417 of 4451	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3415 of 4309	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3168 of 4264	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	2725 of 3739	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2977 of 4647	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	2456 of 4585	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3749 of 4563	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	4465 of 4498	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3388 of 4357	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3578 of 4319	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	1234 of 3549	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	1054 of 4292	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	1749 of 4086	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	3057 of 3952	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3670 of 3799	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3157 of 3684	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3216 of 3558	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

Migrant (2024)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%-7 vs state

Mathematics35%-11 vs state

Science19%-10 vs state

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Schools Near A M Ochoa Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	66.4	1291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.2%		62.3	1484^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.5%	193								57.5	77.5	58.5	35.1	56.8	55.6	36.6	$9,834

Frequently Asked Questions about A M Ochoa Elementary

What district is A M Ochoa Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend A M Ochoa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended A M Ochoa Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of A M Ochoa Elementary?

Students at A M Ochoa Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of A M Ochoa Elementary attend?

Students who attend A M Ochoa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : A P Solis Middle
High : Donna High School

Is A M Ochoa Elementary a good school?

A M Ochoa Elementary ranks 3127^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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