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Patricia S Garza Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Patricia S Garza Elementary is a public elementary school in Donna, Texas, serving 616 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Donna Independent School District, which is ranked 639 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $10,374 and a student-teacher ratio of 16:1, Patricia S Garza Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with proficiency rates on STAAR assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, the school's projected proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th-grade reading and math for 2024-2025 are around 40-50%, compared to the state averages of 52% and 54%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th-grade science, with only 5.68% of students projected to be proficient or better, compared to the state average of 29.57%.

When comparing Patricia S Garza Elementary to nearby schools within the Donna ISD, such as Julian S Adame and Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary, the performance gap becomes more pronounced. Schools in the neighboring Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and Edinburg CISD, such as Augusto Guerra Elementary and Betts Elementary, also consistently outperform Patricia S Garza Elementary on STAAR assessments, despite serving similar student populations.

551

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,427

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8801 Alberta Rd
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1886

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Patricia S Garza Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg37%

Texas avg47%

3,918^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	22.0	3918 of 4651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3405 of 4710	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4229 of 4647	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4278 of 4581	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	4534 of 4578	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	4218 of 4479	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	3947 of 4359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	4060 of 4329	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	3993 of 4286	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	4232 of 4320	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	4079 of 4260	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	3725 of 4221	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	3921 of 4206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	3667 of 4095	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.2	3114 of 3937	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.1	2453 of 3884	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.7	3441 of 3768	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	3533 of 3724	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	3419 of 3476	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	3385 of 3475	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.4	3112 of 3465	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	3856 of 4461	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	4089 of 4331	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	2761 of 4295	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2184 of 4240	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	2507 of 2918	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	3058 of 3668	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3000 of 3556	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3208 of 3487	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3259 of 3446	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2594 of 3333	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	2083 of 3226	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	3273 of 3744	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3956 of 4658	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4333 of 4588	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4328 of 4561	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	4454 of 4499	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4005 of 4348	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	3855 of 4306	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	2000 of 2619	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	3040 of 3644	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3633 of 4465	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	3934 of 4401	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4112 of 4376	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	4290 of 4329	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	3942 of 4188	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3734 of 4168	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	2852 of 3705	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3522 of 4594	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	3769 of 4521	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4080 of 4477	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	4386 of 4451	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3952 of 4309	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3573 of 4264	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	3122 of 3739	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3791 of 4647	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3868 of 4585	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4199 of 4563	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	4436 of 4498	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	4154 of 4357	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	3960 of 4319	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	77 of 93	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	58 of 112	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1154 of 3549	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2047 of 4292	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	2558 of 4086	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3310 of 3952	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3244 of 3799	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3021 of 3684	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	3190 of 3558	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+52 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2019)17th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)14th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading35%-20 vs state

Mathematics31%-15 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Patricia S Garza 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
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
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
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 Patricia S Garza Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Patricia S Garza Elementary?

Students at Patricia S Garza Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Patricia S Garza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Patricia S Garza Elementary.

What district is Patricia S Garza Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Patricia S Garza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patricia S Garza Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Patricia S Garza Elementary a good school?

Patricia S Garza Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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