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Donna High School

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Donna High School ranks 1310 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 35% of Texas high schools

Summary

Donna High School in Donna, TX, is a large public high school serving 1,992 students in grades 9-12 within the Donna Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 89% of students come from low-income households. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 30% of Texas high schools, but recent data shows a promising upward trend, with its overall rank jumping to the 35th percentile—its highest point in years. This improvement is especially notable when compared to its in-district rival, Donna North High School, which remains in the bottom 20% and is declining.

Donna High School stands out for its strong performance in science and history, consistently outperforming the district and often matching state averages in Biology (64.55% proficient) and U.S. History (71.06% proficient). In U.S. History, the school even exceeds the state average and beats all nearby schools except the high-performing Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory. However, the school struggles significantly in foundational subjects like Algebra I (39.3%) and English I and II (around 41-43% proficient), suggesting that its instructional strengths lie in content-heavy, application-based subjects rather than core math and literacy skills.

One of the school's most distinctive strengths is its exceptional support for English Language Learners (ELL), ranking in the 60th percentile for serving this subgroup—a dramatic improvement from previous years. This success is a powerful counter-narrative to the school's overall low ranking and could serve as a model for other schools. Additionally, Donna High School maintains a high graduation rate of 95.8%, on par with higher-performing schools like Weslaco High School, indicating that the school is effective at keeping students on track to graduate, even if test scores lag behind state averages. This combination of rising academic performance, targeted support for vulnerable students, and strong persistence rates suggests a school in transition with significant potential for continued growth.

1,992

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,385

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 E Wood Ave
Donna, TX 78537-0629

(956) 464-1700

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.5%

African American:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!English II Reading scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

Texas avg62%

1,310^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	37.1	1310 of 2009	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	1438 of 1974	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1414 of 1990	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1591 of 1961	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1568 of 1876	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1506 of 1861	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1309 of 1857	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1268 of 1797	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	1269 of 1777	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	1249 of 1762	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.2	1259 of 1743	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	1323 of 1734	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	1401 of 1652	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.3	1368 of 1672	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.0	1241 of 1568	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.5	1119 of 1539	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	1140 of 1510	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.1	1187 of 1497	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	1171 of 1430	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.4	1160 of 1429	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.3	1243 of 1427	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1424 of 1837	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1532 of 1829	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	949 of 1810	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1088 of 1784	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	479 of 1195	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.8	760 of 1153	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	946 of 1437	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	972 of 1371	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	790 of 1278	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	870 of 1195	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	573 of 1136	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	582 of 1113	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	1344 of 1936	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1195 of 1504	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1311 of 1880	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1528 of 1891	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1555 of 1841	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1454 of 1815	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1336 of 1798	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1420 of 1781	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	881 of 1206	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.4	558 of 964	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	977 of 1182	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1034 of 1172	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1074 of 1177	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1024 of 1145	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1017 of 1137	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	1067 of 1860	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	1042 of 1453	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1236 of 1805	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1435 of 1820	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1438 of 1762	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1350 of 1743	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1152 of 1714	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1126 of 1691	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	1111 of 1937	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	1058 of 1513	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1318 of 1884	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1507 of 1897	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1496 of 1847	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1448 of 1848	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1255 of 1818	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1194 of 1794	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	1202 of 1954	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	1126 of 1515	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1487 of 1891	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1577 of 1913	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1535 of 1853	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1543 of 1840	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1348 of 1824	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1279 of 1803	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	36 of 74	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	44 of 81	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	56 of 95	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	94 of 114	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	58 of 113	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	42 of 131	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	1185 of 1581	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	661 of 1299	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	982 of 1548	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1161 of 1478	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1138 of 1418	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1153 of 1382	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1181 of 1357	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	645 of 1347	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	711 of 1294	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile+25 vs school

Migrant (2026)51st percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History71%~ state avg

Biology65%-6 vs state

English II Reading43%-16 vs state

English I Reading41%-14 vs state

Algebra I39%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Donna High School	Public	9-12	2301 E Wood Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1700	1,992	149	13.3	88.7%	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1,978 (99.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37.1	1310^th of 2009 public high schools	34.8%		28.3	1438^th of 1974 public high schools	27.2%	128	39.3	64.6	41.4	43.5	71.1							$14,385
Idea College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	401 S 1st St	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-0203	823	53	15.5	95.3%	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	797 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46.6	1048^th of 2009 public high schools	47.8%		40.8	1140^th of 1974 public high schools	42.2%	92	47.4	75.2	42.0	52.8	78.6	45.5	45.2	44.8	23.8	29.7	20.2	$12,557
Weslaco High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Pike Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6700	2,699	137	19.7	73.8%	39 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	2,652 (98.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.2	842^nd of 2009 public high schools	58.1%		49	931^st of 1974 public high schools	52.8%	89	75.8	71.1	50.2	56.7	68.3							$10,193
Career And College Development Center	Public	9-12	814 E Plaza St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 969-6916	50	2	25.0	98.0%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.7	1991^st of 2009 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	0.0	14.3	11.1	0.0	14.3
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1000 E Pike Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4850	758	52	14.5	87.1%	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	738 (97.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	674^th of 2009 public high schools	66.5%		46.1	1013^th of 1974 public high schools	48.7%	339	56.7	81.2	57.0	69.1	74.3	57.4	60.2	61.3	28.7	39.3	40.3	$12,716
Premier H S Of Weslaco	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 Haggar Ave	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 781-8800	112	4	25.3	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.2	1331^st of 2009 public high schools	33.7%		20.3	1608^th of 1974 public high schools	18.5%	277	64.7	43.8	40.0	50.0	61.5							$8,780
Texasworks - Weslaco	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 E Haggar Ave	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	29	1	29.0		1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.9	1864^th of 2009 public high schools	7.2%					(n/a)	20.0			28.6	20.0
Weslaco East High School	Public	9-12	810 S Pleasantview Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6950	2,066	127	16.2	86.0%	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	2,050 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	1364^th of 2009 public high schools	32.1%		26.4	1487^th of 1974 public high schools	24.7%	123	56.9	59.8	35.8	47.5	60.4							$11,589
Donna North High School	Public	9-12	7250 N Val Verde Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-4190	1,974	138	14.3	94.5%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,972 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	1640^th of 2009 public high schools	18.4%		17.1	1665^th of 1974 public high schools	15.7%	25	33.3	55.7	32.9	31.1	53.5							$11,303
Idea College Preparatory Alamo	Public, Charter	6-12	325 Kansas Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4006	737	44	16.5	95.8%	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	711 (96.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	1317^th of 2009 public high schools	34.4%		40.6	1154^th of 1974 public high schools	41.5%	163	45.4	57.5	45.7	55.3	61.0	48.7	49.2	53.7	29.1	23.2	26.8	$12,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Donna High School

Is Donna High School a good school?

Donna High School ranks 1310^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Donna High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,992 students attended Donna High School.

What schools feed into Donna High School?

Donna High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A M Ochoa Elementary
Elementary : C Stainke Elementary
Elementary : Guzman Elementary
Elementary : J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy
Elementary : Le Noir Elementary
Elementary : M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy
Elementary : T Price Elementary
Middle : A P Solis Middle
Middle : W A Todd Middle

What is the racial makeup of Donna High School?

Students at Donna High School are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Donna High School in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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