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C Stainke Elementary

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C Stainke Elementary ranks 2671 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

C Stainke Elementary in Donna, TX, is a PK-5 campus serving 509 students within the Donna Independent School District (Isd), where 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has undergone a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 6th percentile statewide to the 42nd percentile over the last four years, making it a standout story of improvement in the region.

The school’s most impressive strength is its exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for this group in 2023-2024—far outperforming its overall ranking. This success is a model for the district. Reading scores have also soared, with 4th-grade proficiency jumping from 21% to 67% in just a few years, surpassing both the district and state averages. However, math remains a challenge, especially in 5th grade where only 28% of students are proficient, well below the state average. Additionally, students taking the STAAR test in Spanish consistently score lower, suggesting the bilingual program needs more support.

Compared to nearby schools, C Stainke’s trajectory is unique. Le Noir Elementary (1 mile away) outperforms it overall (64th percentile) and excels in math, offering a potential model for improvement. Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary (2 miles away) is closely matched (51st percentile), sharing similar strengths in reading and struggles in math. Meanwhile, Raul A Gonzalez Junior Elementary in Weslaco Independent School District (Isd) (2.5 miles away) ranks in the 80th percentile, showing that high performance is achievable in the area. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and competitive spending per student, C Stainke has the resources to continue its upward climb, especially if it can replicate its reading success in math and bilingual instruction.

509

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,067

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1309 S Ave
Donna, TX 78537-3754

(956) 464-1940

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend C Stainke Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W A Todd Middle
High:	Donna High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

2,671^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary 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	40.9	2671 of 4627	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	2329 of 4651	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3167 of 4710	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4158 of 4647	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	4318 of 4581	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4147 of 4578	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3256 of 4479	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2707 of 4359	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.9	3417 of 4329	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.7	3211 of 4286	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	3214 of 4320	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	3432 of 4260	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	3431 of 4221	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	3923 of 4206	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	3677 of 4095	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	3774 of 3937	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	3259 of 3884	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	3372 of 3768	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	3006 of 3724	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	2792 of 3476	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.2	2932 of 3475	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	3253 of 3465	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	3987 of 4461	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	3849 of 4331	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	1993 of 4295	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1221 of 4240	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1915 of 2918	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	2314 of 3668	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3135 of 3556	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	3134 of 3487	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	2975 of 3446	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	2651 of 3333	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1890 of 3226	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2737 of 4575	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	1677 of 3744	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2587 of 4658	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3943 of 4588	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4139 of 4561	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4109 of 4499	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	3929 of 4348	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3215 of 4306	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	2067 of 3075	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	2132 of 2619	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	2895 of 2980	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2772 of 2958	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2154 of 3184	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	2809 of 3106	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	2188 of 4413	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	1793 of 3644	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	2671 of 4465	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3882 of 4401	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	4131 of 4376	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3896 of 4329	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	2840 of 4188	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2344 of 4168	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	2125 of 4520	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	1492 of 3705	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	2614 of 4594	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3826 of 4521	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4152 of 4477	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	4093 of 4451	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2544 of 4309	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	1948 of 4264	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	2635 of 4582	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	2457 of 3739	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3565 of 4647	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4214 of 4585	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	4401 of 4563	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	4040 of 4498	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	2190 of 4357	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2095 of 4319	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	2021 of 4301	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	791 of 3549	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	582 of 4292	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	2085 of 4086	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	3932 of 3952	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	2918 of 3799	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3168 of 3684	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1792 of 3558	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Migrant (2026)25th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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%)	40.9	2671^st of 4627 public elementary schools	42.3%		46.9	2329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.9%	342	24.0	33.3	15.0	28.0		33.3	41.3	51.7	49.3	46.7	50.0	28.4	$11,067
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%)								(n/a)													$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%)								(n/a)													$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%)	27.5	3595^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.3%		34.7	3147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%	448							40.7	38.1	44.9	36.0	36.3	33.3	$9,651
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%)	58.8	1659^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.1%		48.5	2222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.2%	563	87.5	46.2		17.7	38.5		55.4	61.2	62.1	28.1	86.6	38.6	$10,066
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%)								(n/a)													$9,063
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%)	27.9	3567^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.9%		31.4	3341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%	226	0.0	12.5	16.7	0.0	0.0	12.5	44.7	34.1	43.2	31.3	38.4	37.6	$12,302
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%)	46.8	2288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.6%		49	2198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%	90	27.3	36.4	38.9	27.3	9.1	16.7	43.1	55.4	48.7	45.1	61.8	36.5	$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%)	75	938^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		66.4	1291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.2%	353							57.8	73.6	66.3	44.4	62.1	66.7	$9,834

Frequently Asked Questions about C Stainke Elementary

Is C Stainke Elementary a good school?

C Stainke Elementary ranks 2671^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend C Stainke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended C Stainke Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of C Stainke Elementary?

Students at C Stainke Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is C Stainke Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of C Stainke Elementary attend?

Students who attend C Stainke Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W A Todd Middle
High : Donna High School

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