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Daniel Singleterry Senior

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Daniel Singleterry Senior is a PK-5 elementary school in Donna, TX, serving 560 students within the Donna Independent School District (Isd), where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the 6th percentile statewide—the lowest among nearby schools. For example, in 4th grade reading, only 25.4% of students were proficient, compared to 43.6% in the district and 53% statewide. This underperformance is especially stark when compared to Patricia S Garza Elementary, a demographically similar school just 0.11 miles away that ranks in the 25th percentile. Other nearby schools like Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary (51st percentile) and schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District also outperform it significantly. The school’s ranking has been volatile, dropping from the 26th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 2nd percentile in 2020-2021, then recovering to the 19th percentile before falling again.

However, there is a notable bright spot: the school’s Migrant Student program ranks in the 78th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating. This success contrasts sharply with struggles in other subgroups, such as Special Education (1st percentile) and Male students (3rd percentile). Additionally, the school shows mixed results on STAAR Spanish tests, with 5th grade reading scoring 36.8% proficient—higher than both the district (28.1%) and state (34.8%). This suggests that targeted support for specific groups could be a model for broader improvement, but the school’s overall instability and comparison to similar nearby schools point to deeper systemic issues needing attention.

560

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,315

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

9113 N Val Verde Rd
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1845

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Daniel Singleterry Senior usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

4,352^nd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Donna Independent School District (Isd)

599^th of 947Donna 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	14.0	4352 of 4643	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	3775 of 4651	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	3935 of 4710	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4238 of 4647	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4127 of 4581	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	4485 of 4578	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	3694 of 4479	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3320 of 4359	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	3221 of 4329	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	3665 of 4286	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	3907 of 4320	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	3985 of 4260	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	3276 of 4221	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	3346 of 4206	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	3611 of 4095	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	3218 of 3937	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	3523 of 3884	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	3678 of 3768	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	3543 of 3724	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.0	3461 of 3476	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	3473 of 3475	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	3437 of 3465	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	3481 of 4461	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3977 of 4331	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	1873 of 4295	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1306 of 4240	69.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2521 of 2918	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3122 of 3668	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	2949 of 3556	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3102 of 3487	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	3205 of 3446	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2287 of 3333	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2253 of 3226	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	3933 of 4588	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	3199 of 3744	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4242 of 4658	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4067 of 4588	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3935 of 4561	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	4384 of 4499	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3489 of 4348	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3026 of 4306	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	2708 of 3080	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	2285 of 2619	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	2899 of 2980	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2557 of 2958	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	2662 of 3006	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2658 of 3184	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2783 of 3106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	4139 of 4425	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	3160 of 3644	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4032 of 4465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	3963 of 4401	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3951 of 4376	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	4249 of 4329	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3333 of 4188	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3055 of 4168	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	3992 of 4535	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	2998 of 3705	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4026 of 4594	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3895 of 4521	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3993 of 4477	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	4343 of 4451	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3059 of 4309	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	2861 of 4264	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	4466 of 4597	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	3464 of 3739	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	4305 of 4647	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4213 of 4585	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4247 of 4563	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	4401 of 4498	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	3669 of 4357	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3568 of 4319	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	4260 of 4308	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	3325 of 3549	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	4151 of 4292	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	71.1	652 of 3952	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	1549 of 3799	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	2488 of 3684	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	2776 of 3558	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)78th percentile+59 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

Reading27%-27 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	—	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	4352^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	6.3%		24.3	3775^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.8%	577	0.0		36.8			0.0	26.7	25.4	29.2	30.2	33.3	28.0	$9,315
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	—	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	3475^th of 4643 public elementary schools	25.2%		22	3918^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.8%	443	11.1			17.7			30.4	27.8	36.5	36.7	46.7	48.2	$9,427
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%)	39.5	2804^th of 4643 public elementary schools	39.6%		37.6	2948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	144	33.3	16.0	40.4	40.0	30.0	23.5	34.2	44.4	37.7	40.5	58.1	41.1	$9,360
San Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S 83rd St	Edinburg	78540	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%)	57.3	1754^th of 4643 public elementary schools	62.2%		48.2	2243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%	489	0.0		60.0	0.0		60.0	48.2	42.6	56.3	48.2	59.6	58.6	$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%)	51.9	2025^th of 4643 public elementary schools	56.4%		26.9	3609^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	1584							56.4	42.4	47.7	50.0	64.2	41.5	$10,118
Betts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 S Cesar Chavez Rd	Edinburg	78540	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%)	65.1	1347^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.0%		56.1	1768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%	421							49.3	61.9	67.5	36.6	68.3	55.7	$9,754
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	—	38 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	659 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.7	3334^th of 4643 public elementary schools	28.2%		38.6	2875^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	459							42.7	34.8	50.8	32.0	39.3	41.1	$10,527
Julian S Adame Arts Academy	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%)	36.9	2965^th of 4643 public elementary schools	36.1%		44.7	2453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%	512	16.2	22.6	5.0	24.3	20.0	37.5	38.8	46.5	51.8	41.2	37.1	42.4	$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%)	60.7	1589^th of 4643 public elementary schools	65.8%		60	1578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%	11			100.0				40.7	58.8	65.5	31.0	69.1	62.6	$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%)	46.8	2294^th of 4643 public elementary schools	50.6%		49	2198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%	96	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Singleterry Senior

Is Daniel Singleterry Senior a good school?

Daniel Singleterry Senior ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Daniel Singleterry Senior attend?

Students who attend Daniel Singleterry Senior usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Daniel Singleterry Senior?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Daniel Singleterry Senior.

What is the racial makeup of Daniel Singleterry Senior?

Students at Daniel Singleterry Senior are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Daniel Singleterry Senior in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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