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Julian S Adame

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Julian S Adame ranks 2957 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2957^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Julian S Adame is an elementary school in Donna, TX, serving 562 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Donna Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

This school stands out for its remarkable recovery and targeted strengths. After a pandemic-era low in the 7th percentile, Julian S Adame has climbed 29 percentile points to the 36th percentile, showing a strong upward trajectory that outpaces many nearby peers like A M Ochoa Elementary, which has stagnated. The school is particularly effective with its core student population, ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide for supporting low socio-economic status students—higher than any other Donna ISD school. Upper elementary reading is a clear bright spot: 4th and 5th graders outperform district averages and close the gap with the state. Additionally, 5th graders scored an impressive 37.5% proficient in Spanish-language math, far exceeding the district (25.3%) and state (22.32%) averages. The school also achieves these results with notable cost-efficiency, spending just $8,815 per student compared to $11,918 at nearby A M Ochoa Elementary.

However, there are areas of concern. Science remains a persistent weakness, with only 25% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, below the state average. Performance for migrant students is inconsistent, swinging from the 79th to the 24th percentile in recent years. A stark contrast is visible just 2.5 miles away at Cleckler/Heald Elementary in Weslaco Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 79th percentile and achieves significantly higher test scores, highlighting the impact of district-level resources. For parents, Julian S Adame offers a school that is improving, resourceful, and especially strong for students from low-income backgrounds, but with clear gaps in science and inconsistent support for some subgroups.

562

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,381

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5001 N Fm 493
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 461-4010

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Julian S Adame usually attend:

Middle:	Veterans Middle
High:	Donna North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

2,957^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	36.9	2957 of 4627	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	2453 of 4651	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3166 of 4710	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3387 of 4647	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3129 of 4581	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	4239 of 4578	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	1694 of 4479	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2194 of 4359	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	3071 of 4329	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	3388 of 4286	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	3573 of 4320	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	3330 of 4260	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	3555 of 4221	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	3316 of 4206	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	3350 of 4095	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.0	2920 of 3937	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	3652 of 3884	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	2054 of 4461	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	3817 of 4331	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.4	511 of 4295	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	709 of 4240	83.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1604 of 2918	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	2946 of 3668	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	2562 of 3556	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	2646 of 3487	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	3034 of 3446	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.8	929 of 3333	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	1227 of 3226	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	2686 of 4575	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	2072 of 3744	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3432 of 4658	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3235 of 4588	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3126 of 4561	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3989 of 4499	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	1442 of 4348	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	2162 of 4306	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	2135 of 3075	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	1789 of 2619	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	2652 of 2980	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	2646 of 2958	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1708 of 3184	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	2560 of 3106	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2513 of 4413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	1758 of 3644	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	3191 of 4465	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	2973 of 4401	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2773 of 4376	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3979 of 4329	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	1234 of 4188	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	1785 of 4168	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2264 of 4520	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.1	1406 of 3705	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	3320 of 4594	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2846 of 4521	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2725 of 4477	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	4043 of 4451	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.8	1040 of 4309	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	1532 of 4264	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3221 of 4582	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	2006 of 3739	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	3655 of 4647	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3514 of 4585	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3139 of 4563	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.6	4257 of 4498	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1975 of 4357	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	2259 of 4319	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.0	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	35.4	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.3	26 of 93	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	46 of 112	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	3179 of 4301	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.2	1848 of 3549	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3132 of 4292	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2597 of 4086	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	2644 of 3952	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	1128 of 3684	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	1419 of 3558	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2026)38th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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%)	39.4	2797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		37.6	2948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	151	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
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
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Mile 10	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6790	685	30	22.5	79.6%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	678 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	3647^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.2%		25.7	3686^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%	39									37.7	50.6	26.4			26.0	48.4	23.1				$10,782
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
Cleckler/Heald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 W Sugarcane	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6888	909	41	22.3	82.5%	23 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	885 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.5	1633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	64.7%		74.1	961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%	672									58.8	58.7	54.2			48.9	54.6	45.1				$9,171
Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	326	22	14.8	82.8%	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (96.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.9	2450^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.0%		27.9	3554^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.6%	1104							29.4	35.3	54.6	22.2	54.2	41.2	46.2	48.5	48.2	29.2	52.9	65.4	11.8	$9,763
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Julian S Adame

What schools do graduates of Julian S Adame attend?

Students who attend Julian S Adame usually go on to attend:

Middle : Veterans Middle
High : Donna North High School

Is Julian S Adame a good school?

Julian S Adame ranks 2957^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Julian S Adame in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Julian S Adame?

Students at Julian S Adame are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Julian S Adame?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Julian S Adame.

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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

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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