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Donna Wernecke Elementary

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Donna Wernecke Elementary ranks 958 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

958^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Donna Wernecke Elementary in McAllen, TX, serves 631 students from Pre-K through 6th grade within the highly-rated Sharyland Independent School District (Isd), and has earned a strong reputation for consistently delivering high academic results, particularly for students from economically diverse backgrounds.

What truly sets Donna Wernecke apart is its exceptional ability to help all students succeed, regardless of their economic circumstances. The school ranks in the 91st percentile statewide for its effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students, earning a rare 5-star rating in this category. This is a remarkable achievement, especially when compared to nearby schools like Rayburn Elementary and Blanca E Sanchez, which also serve similar student populations but don't match this level of performance. Additionally, Donna Wernecke is a clear academic leader within its own district, dramatically outperforming its same-district neighbors Olivero Garza Senior Elementary and Jessie L Jensen Elementary, which rank in the 40th and 31st percentiles, respectively. The school also shows outstanding results for its Hispanic students, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide, and demonstrates consistent academic strength across all grade levels in both reading and math.

Donna Wernecke has shown a remarkable ability to bounce back from challenges, staging a powerful recovery from the pandemic-era dip to climb back to the 79th percentile by the 2025-2026 school year. This rapid rebound speaks to strong leadership and effective academic recovery strategies. While the school excels in English-language assessments, it has identified an area for growth in its Spanish-language STAAR scores, suggesting a targeted focus for future improvement. Overall, Donna Wernecke is a reliable, high-quality choice for families in the Sharyland ISD, offering a proven track record of getting better-than-expected results from its student body and creating a supportive environment where every child can thrive.

631

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,034

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Dove Ave
McAllen, TX 78504

(956) 928-1063

District: Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Donna Wernecke Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sharyland North J H
High:	Sharyland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

White:

3.6%

American Indian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg52%

Texas avg49%

958^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

234^th of 951Sharyland 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	74.4	958 of 4627	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	1151 of 4651	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1166 of 4710	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	1162 of 4647	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	1690 of 4581	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	2408 of 4578	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	1079 of 4479	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	1164 of 4359	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.2	798 of 4329	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	520 of 4286	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	953 of 4320	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	1386 of 4260	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.7	1025 of 4221	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	75.4	859 of 4206	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	63.5	1603 of 4095	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	1379 of 3937	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.7	912 of 3884	76.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	816 of 4461	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	40.3	2544 of 4331	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.5	817 of 4295	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	823 of 4240	80.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	827 of 2918	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	837 of 3668	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	658 of 3556	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	1051 of 3487	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.9	3112 of 3446	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1091 of 3333	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	716 of 3226	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	1082 of 4575	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	1188 of 3744	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	1222 of 4658	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	1286 of 4588	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	1593 of 4561	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	2575 of 4499	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	1058 of 4348	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	1180 of 4306	72.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	485 of 3075	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	1085 of 2619	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	1183 of 2980	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	1091 of 2958	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	1665 of 3006	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	1685 of 3184	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	1203 of 3106	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	500 of 4413	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	580 of 3644	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	732 of 4465	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	664 of 4401	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	1168 of 4376	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	1959 of 4329	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	782 of 4188	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	900 of 4168	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	413 of 4520	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	74.7	546 of 3705	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	569 of 4594	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	821 of 4521	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	1473 of 4477	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	2336 of 4451	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	684 of 4309	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	1324 of 4264	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	855 of 4582	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	879 of 3739	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	1183 of 4647	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	1062 of 4585	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	1887 of 4563	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	2286 of 4498	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	1128 of 4357	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	1278 of 4319	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	683 of 4301	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	548 of 3549	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	564 of 4292	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	2526 of 4086	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	2485 of 3952	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3441 of 3799	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	851 of 3684	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	1218 of 3558	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	63.8	1046 of 3106	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	411 of 3142	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	158 of 3127	94.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)66th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+12 vs state

Mathematics54%+9 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/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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Donna Wernecke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dove Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 928-1063	631	42	14.9	64.2%	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	597 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	74.4	958^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.3%		69.6	1151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.3%	193	18.8	25.0		14.3	12.5	62.5	64.4	68.3	68.2	58.5	51.4	61.8	45.5	$9,034
Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1145	432	30	14.3	57.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	63.8	1414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.4%		69.4	1158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	256						62.1	57.6	58.4		53.0	53.0	48.7		$12,100
Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4554	409	28	14.8	73.8%	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (94.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.1	1857^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.2	1299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.1%	558						61.0	58.3	63.8		42.9	40.0	40.6		$11,532
Castaneda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 N 34th	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 623-8882	374	27	13.8	74.3%	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	350 (93.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	54.1	1905^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.8%		70.2	1129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.7%	776						44.6	69.6	64.7		32.1	55.2	39.7		$11,209
Olivero Garza Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7905 N Taylor Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5353	648	40	16.3	79.3%	14 (2.2%)	7 (1.1%)	624 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.7	2765^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		32	3308^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.9%	543	25.0	25.0		0.0	12.5	51.4	39.2	43.9	53.7	47.9	39.7	37.0	29.9	$9,314
McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4400	385	28	13.7	85.2%	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	369 (95.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.1	1852^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		36.5	3021^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	1169	12.5					55.8	51.9	70.4		38.5	46.4	44.6		$13,491
Blanca E Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Incarnate Word	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1100	502	30	16.8	56.4%	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	482 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.5	1207^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.9%		81.7	690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.2%	517		71.4			100.0	52.6	67.6	72.8		39.0	57.3	53.1		$11,141
Jessie L Jensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Glasscock Blvd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5252	615	37	16.4	88.0%	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	587 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.3	3207^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.7%		44.6	2465^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	742	23.8	14.3	50.0	9.5		36.1	33.9	52.1	46.1	32.8	50.0	32.9	31.5	$9,282
Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 N 29th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4565	530	37	14.4	95.8%	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.7	2230^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.8%		70.2	1130^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.7%	1100	20.0					48.4	45.2	72.9		35.8	44.4	39.4		$11,174
Rayburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 N Main St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4363	530	34	15.4	57.5%	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	490 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	90	369^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.0%		86.9	498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%	129						67.5	82.7	90.0		54.2	77.3	72.5		$11,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Donna Wernecke Elementary

What district is Donna Wernecke Elementary in?

Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Donna Wernecke Elementary a good school?

Donna Wernecke Elementary ranks 958^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Donna Wernecke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Donna Wernecke Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Donna Wernecke Elementary attend?

Students who attend Donna Wernecke Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sharyland North J H
High : Sharyland High School

What is the racial makeup of Donna Wernecke Elementary?

Students at Donna Wernecke Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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