A M Ochoa Elementary School
Public elementary school in Donna, Texas · Donna ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
A M Ochoa Elementary School serves 580 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Donna (Hidalgo County). It is one of 19 schools in Donna ISD. By enrollment it is the 1758th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Donna ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481739001496 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Donna ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 580 | 12,937 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.6% | 92.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
A M Ochoa Elementary School in context
Size
A M Ochoa Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Donna ISD's 13 elementary schools; its 580 students are 4.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 431 students, so A M Ochoa Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 220 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 52, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 37% more students than kindergarten (71 against 52). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 220 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
93.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.4% across Donna ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
A M Ochoa Elementary School has 33.78 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 580 students would have about 39.2 teachers, so A M Ochoa Elementary School has 5.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is C Stainke Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. There are 27 elementary schools within 5 miles and 75 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.7% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 220 |
| Kindergarten | 52 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 59 |
| Grade 3 | 58 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 71 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
424 S 11th St, Donna, TX 78537
Phone: (956)464-1900
Website: donnaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: A M Ochoa Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Stainke Elementary School | Donna ISD | 0.3 mi | 509 | 15.4 | 88% |
| Guzman Elementary School | Donna ISD | 0.6 mi | 291 | 13.2 | 93.8% |
| Le Noir Elementary School | Donna ISD | 0.7 mi | 457 | 16.3 | 82.1% |
| IDEA Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 744 | 21.5 | 97.3% |
| M Rivas Primary Discovery Academy | Donna ISD | 1.1 mi | 413 | 19.5 | 87.7% |
| J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy | Donna ISD | 1.1 mi | 299 | 13.7 | 95.3% |
| T Price Elementary School | Donna ISD | 1.3 mi | 416 | 16.6 | 90.1% |
| Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School | Donna ISD | 1.8 mi | 446 | 15.9 | 95.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Donna ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P Solis Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 646 |
| C Stainke Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 509 |
| Capt D Salinas II Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr. | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 560 |
| Donna High School | High | 9–12 | 1,992 |
| Donna North High School | High | 9–12 | 1,974 |
| Dora M Sauceda Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 553 |
| Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 446 |
| Guzman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 291 |
| J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 299 |
| Julian S Adame | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 562 |
| Le Noir Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| M Rivas Primary Discovery Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 413 |
| Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 688 |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 551 |
| T Price Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 416 |
| Veterans Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 866 |
| W a Todd Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 670 |