Donna High School
- High school in Donna ISD
- Donna, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Total students
2,075
Avg. teacher experience
13 years
Donna ISD: 12.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
94.7 %
Donna ISD: 95.5%
Statewide: 90.3%
Donna High School is a high school in Donna, TX, in the Donna ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,075 students. 74.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 43.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 94.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.5% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Donna High School was 1032 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.3.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,497, which is $23 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2301 E Wood AveDonna, TX 78537-0629
Office phone number
Principal
- Deborah Medrano
- dmedrano@donnaisd.net
- (956) 464-1700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Donna High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,075
African American
1 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.1%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
2,063 (99.4%)
Donna ISD: 99.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
9 (0.4%)
Donna ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
74.5 %
Donna ISD: 81%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
91.4 %
Donna ISD: 94.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
43.6 %
Donna ISD: 56.5%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
43.4 %
Donna ISD: 58.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
11.9 %
Donna ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.2 %
Donna ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
94.7 %
Donna ISD: 95.5%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
94.7 %
Donna ISD: 95.4%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
Masked
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.5 %
Donna ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2%
African American
N/A
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
Masked
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0.5 %
Donna ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
Masked
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
53.9 %
Donna ISD: 39.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Donna ISD: 55.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
53.9 %
Donna ISD: 39.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
62.5 %
Donna ISD: 53.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
15.1 %
Donna ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
N/A
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
15.1 %
Donna ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
Masked
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
19.6 %
Donna ISD: 28%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
19.6 %
Donna ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Donna ISD: Masked
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Donna ISD: N/A
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
1032
Donna ISD: 1032
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
17.3
Donna ISD: 17.1
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
40.1 %
Donna ISD: 36.6%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
58.8 %
Donna ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
33.4 %
Donna ISD: 32.9%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
144.5
African American
0 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (1.4%)
Donna ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
136.9 (94.8%)
Donna ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
5.6 (3.9%)
Donna ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Donna ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
6 (4.2%)
Donna ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
100.4 (69.5%)
Donna ISD: 77.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
36.3 (25.1%)
Donna ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1.8 (1.2%)
Donna ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.4
Donna ISD: 14.7
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13 years
Donna ISD: 12.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$62,497
Donna ISD: $61,564
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$58,237
Donna ISD: $56,093
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,216
Donna ISD: $57,474
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$58,630
Donna ISD: $58,874
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,353
Donna ISD: $63,018
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$67,339
Donna ISD: $67,604
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$78,190
Donna ISD: $74,910
Statewide: $74,014