Summary
Donna Park is a PK-6 school in Hurst, TX, serving 439 students within the highly-rated Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd). While the district ranks in the 81st percentile statewide, Donna Park is currently the lowest-performing school in its immediate peer group, with a statewide rank that has declined from the 76th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 60th percentile in the most recent year. Over 72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a rate significantly higher than nearby district peers like Hurst Hills Elementary (58.75%) and River Trails Elementary (58.43%), both of which maintain consistently higher and more stable rankings.
The school’s most glaring academic weakness is in Mathematics. In the most recent testing year, 4th-grade math proficiency was just 29.58%, dramatically lower than the district average (56.26%) and the state average (49.28%), and representing a steep decline from 63% in 2022-2023. This is the lowest 4th-grade math score among all nearby schools, including those in the lower-performing Birdville Independent School District (Isd). In a striking contrast, Donna Park achieved a #1 ranking in the state for its Gifted and Talented student subgroup in the 2025-2026 school year, suggesting that resources may be heavily concentrated on the highest-performing students. The most telling comparison is with Hurst Hills Elementary, located less than a mile away, which consistently outperforms Donna Park in nearly every subject and grade level—for example, 6th-grade math proficiency was 73.53% at Hurst Hills compared to 58.7% at Donna Park.
Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. A consistent pattern across multiple years is the strong performance of 6th graders, whose reading (68.09%) and math (58.7%) proficiency rates in 2025-2026 exceeded both district and state averages. Additionally, 5th-grade Science scores have been a consistent strength, outperforming the district average in recent years. However, support systems for other student groups appear unstable—Special Education students saw a dramatic drop from the 42nd percentile to the 27th percentile in one year before recovering to the 66th percentile. This volatility, combined with the school’s high economic disadvantage rate, suggests that while Donna Park can produce exceptional outcomes for some students, it faces significant challenges in delivering consistent, high-quality instruction for its broader population.
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