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Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary

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Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary ranks 2288 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary in Donna, TX, is a PK-5 campus in the Donna Independent School District (Isd) serving 446 students in a high-poverty area where over 95% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 5th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 51st percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating for the first time in recent history. This upward trajectory sets it apart from nearby schools like Julian S Adame (36th percentile) and J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy (23rd percentile), and it has even surpassed the performance of nearby Idea Public Schools charter campuses like Idea Academy Alamo (22nd percentile) and Idea Academy (28th percentile).

The school excels with specific student groups, particularly its Gifted & Talented students, who ranked in the 89th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a massive leap from the 2nd percentile just two years prior. Special Education students also perform well, ranking in the 65th percentile, while low socio-economic status students rank in the 63rd percentile, showing the school is effectively closing achievement gaps. In English-language instruction, 4th grade Math and Reading scores significantly outperform the district and state averages, with 4th grade Math at 61.82% compared to the state's 49.28%. However, Spanish-language STAAR Math scores are a concern, with 4th grade at just 9.09%, indicating a need for improved math instruction for Spanish-speaking students.

The school's per-student spending has increased to $11,002, higher than nearby C Stainke Elementary ($10,513) and Julian S Adame ($8,815), and its student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1 is lower than the Idea charter schools' 21.5:1. This investment, combined with the dramatic academic improvements, suggests the Donna ISD's focus on this campus is yielding strong results. While 5th grade Math in English (36.49%) remains a weak spot, the overall story is one of a school that has transformed itself into a solid performer, offering hope for families seeking a neighborhood school that is on the rise.

446

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,111

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3207 N Goolie Rd
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1977

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

2,288^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	46.8	2288 of 4627	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	2198 of 4651	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	3283 of 4710	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	3665 of 4647	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3927 of 4581	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4353 of 4578	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3079 of 4479	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3219 of 4359	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	4085 of 4329	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	3598 of 4286	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	3617 of 4320	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	3593 of 4260	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	3924 of 4221	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	4049 of 4206	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	3143 of 4095	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	2963 of 3937	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	2695 of 3884	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.9	2672 of 3768	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.3	2287 of 3724	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	3656 of 4461	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4149 of 4331	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1354 of 4295	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	1406 of 4240	66.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1822 of 2918	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3186 of 3668	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2930 of 3556	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	3155 of 3487	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3267 of 3446	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1537 of 3333	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1967 of 3226	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	1607 of 4575	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	2321 of 3744	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3115 of 4658	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3742 of 4588	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4033 of 4561	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	4494 of 4499	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	2941 of 4348	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3418 of 4306	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	327 of 3075	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	22.6	2359 of 2619	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	2934 of 2980	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	2254 of 2958	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	2897 of 3184	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	2933 of 3106	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	1825 of 4413	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	1774 of 3644	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	3273 of 4465	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3312 of 4401	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3693 of 4376	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4094 of 4329	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	2653 of 4188	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2891 of 4168	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1691 of 4520	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	1356 of 3705	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	3551 of 4594	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3384 of 4521	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3912 of 4477	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	4292 of 4451	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2564 of 4309	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	2804 of 4264	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	2829 of 4582	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	1866 of 3739	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.7	4003 of 4647	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3473 of 4585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3642 of 4563	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	3567 of 4498	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3043 of 4357	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2966 of 4319	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	1502 of 4301	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	1792 of 3549	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2072 of 4292	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	3280 of 4086	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2220 of 3952	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	1511 of 3799	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	2743 of 3684	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1884 of 3558	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)89th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-15 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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%)	36.9	2957^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.1%		44.7	2453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%	504	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary

What schools do graduates of Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary a good school?

Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary ranks 2288^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary?

Students at Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

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