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Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy

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Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy ranks 1543 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Capt D Salinas II Elementary is a PK-5 school in Alamo, TX, serving 457 students within the Donna Independent School District (Isd), where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out for its remarkable turnaround and exceptional math performance. Over the past five years, it has climbed from the 10th percentile statewide to the 67th percentile, earning a 3-star rating. In 5th grade math, 65% of students are proficient—25 points higher than the district average and 17 points higher than the state. This outperforms nearby schools like Santos Livas Elementary (55%) and Marcia R Garza (57.83%). The school also excels in Spanish-language math, with 4th graders achieving 61.9% proficiency versus the state’s 29.41%, while nearby J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy and Idea Academy Alamo show 0% proficiency in some Spanish math tests. However, science is a weak spot—only 16.67% of 5th graders are proficient, below the state average of 29.57%.

Capt D Salinas II Elementary is especially strong for special education students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide (5-star) in 2024-2025. Hispanic and low-income students also perform well, ranking in the 76th percentile in 2025-2026. The school’s gifted and talented program has jumped from the 38th percentile to the 86th percentile in just three years. Despite being in a lower-ranked district (36th percentile), the school competes with schools in the higher-ranked Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) (68th percentile), matching or beating schools like John McKeever Elementary (54th) and Zeferino Farias Elementary (58th). This is a school on the rise, with clear strengths in math and support for diverse learners.

457

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,270

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 E Hwy 83
Alamo, TX 78537-2702

(956) 783-1332

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2016

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

✓Above the Texas median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

1,543^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 45 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	61.5	1543 of 4627	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	2226 of 4651	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	2943 of 4710	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2583 of 4647	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3189 of 4581	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	4129 of 4578	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	2870 of 4479	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	1781 of 4359	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.9	2129 of 4329	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.1	3372 of 4286	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.1	3247 of 4320	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	4030 of 4260	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	3579 of 4221	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	4137 of 4206	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	3999 of 4095	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	3562 of 3937	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	3607 of 3884	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	3593 of 3768	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	2594 of 3724	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.3	2875 of 3476	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.1	3426 of 3475	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	3264 of 3465	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	2075 of 4461	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	3557 of 4331	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	1606 of 4295	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	744 of 4240	82.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1573 of 2918	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	2482 of 3668	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1933 of 3556	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2173 of 3487	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	2756 of 3446	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1803 of 3333	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	904 of 3226	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	843 of 4575	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	47.6	1882 of 3744	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3678 of 4658	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2508 of 4588	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3052 of 4561	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.6	4339 of 4499	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3124 of 4348	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.7	1702 of 4306	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	430 of 3075	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	1151 of 2619	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	1839 of 2980	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	2322 of 2958	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	2820 of 3006	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	74.3	490 of 3184	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	1629 of 3106	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	1048 of 4413	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	52.9	1583 of 3644	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	3021 of 4465	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	2049 of 4401	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	2905 of 4376	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3908 of 4329	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2430 of 4188	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	1374 of 4168	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	1075 of 4520	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	1207 of 3705	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	2731 of 4594	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	1789 of 4521	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2681 of 4477	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3921 of 4451	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2202 of 4309	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	1008 of 4264	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	2632 of 4582	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	1957 of 3739	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	2988 of 4647	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2660 of 4585	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3310 of 4563	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3662 of 4498	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2550 of 4357	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	1888 of 4319	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	37.8	65 of 93	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	38 of 112	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	1361 of 4301	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.8	322 of 3549	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	61.3	1197 of 4292	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	98.7	20 of 3684	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	467 of 3558	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-24 vs school

Migrant (2019)30th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics59%+12 vs state

Reading51%-3 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
Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E Hwy 83	Alamo	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 783-1332	457	33	13.6	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.5	1543^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.7%		48.5	2226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.1%	683	34.8	60.0	18.5	52.2	61.9	42.1	44.7	48.9	57.7	51.3	57.9	65.0	$10,270
Zeferino Farias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W Acacia St	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2760	520	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	512 (98.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.5	1935^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.2%		28.4	3531^st of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	1596	36.4						46.7	51.6	65.3	23.6	61.9	47.3	$10,804
Idea Alamo Academy	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%)	31.7	3326^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		38.6	2875^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	451							42.7	34.8	50.8	32.0	39.3	41.1	$10,527
Santos Livas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 N Alamo Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2840	515	30	17.3	89.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	1584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.8%		49.1	2191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%	607		50.0					48.3	51.6	68.3	51.7	48.7	55.0	$11,675
John McKeever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 W Ridge	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2680	699	42	16.6	92.4%	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	690 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	2146^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		51.4	2059^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.7%	87	20.0						41.8	48.8	56.0	35.7	56.1	53.3	$10,336
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%)	60.7	1587^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		60	1578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%	9			100.0				40.7	58.8	65.5	31.0	69.1	62.6	$9,894
Marcia R Garza	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E El Gato	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2780	545	35	15.7	99.3%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	536 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	1150^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		51.2	2067^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.6%	917							59.3	63.2	54.3	56.4	65.5	57.8	$10,917
Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1440 W Crockett	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	94	5	17.7	87.2%	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$00
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
Vida N Clover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Carrol St	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2730	378	25	14.8	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	376 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	1474^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.1%		44.6	2464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	990	29.4	26.7	33.3				60.0	47.6	59.7	52.5	57.1	50.7	$11,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy

What schools do graduates of Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy attend?

Students who attend Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy.

Is Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy a good school?

Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy ranks 1543^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy?

Students at Capt D Salinas II Steam Academy are 100% Hispanic.

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