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Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School

Public elementary school in Donna, Texas · Donna ISD · Grades Pre-K–5

Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School serves 688 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Donna (Hidalgo County). It is one of 19 schools in Donna ISD. By enrollment it is the 991st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.6 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.

688
students
16.6
students per teacher
95.1%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesPre-K–5
DistrictDonna ISD
CountyHidalgo County
Area typeRural, fringe
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID481739008284

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolDonna ISDTexas elementary schools (median)
Students68812,937516
Students per teacher16.614.414.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible95.1%92.4%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% 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.

Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School in context

Size

Of the 13 elementary schools in Donna ISD, Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School is the largest, with 5.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 556; Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School is close to their typical size.

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 grade 5 with 120 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 83, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 5 has 32% more students than kindergarten (120 against 91). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 89 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

All of its students are reported as Hispanic.

95.1% of its students are eligible 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

With 41.54 full-time-equivalent teachers for 688 students, Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 688 students would have about 46.5 teachers, so Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School has 5 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).

Location

Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Julian S Adame, 2.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 78 other elementary schools, 18 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
99.9%
Two or more races
0.1%

51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K
89
Kindergarten
91
Grade 1
103
Grade 2
88
Grade 3
83
Grade 4
114
Grade 5
120

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

1901 E Roosevelt, Donna, TX 78537
Phone: (956)464-1310
Website: donnaisd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Julian S AdameDonna ISD2.2 mi56216.190.6%
Daniel Singleterry Sr.Donna ISD2.5 mi56017.898.9%
Patricia S Garza Elementary SchoolDonna ISD2.5 mi55116.998.4%
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary SchoolDonna ISD3.3 mi44615.995.1%
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr. Elementary SchoolWeslaco ISD3.4 mi68522.679.6%
Raul a Gonzalez Jr. Elementary SchoolWeslaco ISD3.6 mi55221.587.9%
Horizon Montessori II - STEM AcademyHorizon Montessori Public Schools4.1 mi32614.882.8%
Cleckler/Heald Elementary SchoolWeslaco ISD4.2 mi90922.482.5%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Donna ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
A M Ochoa Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5580
A P Solis Middle SchoolMiddle6–8646
C Stainke Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5509
Capt D Salinas II Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5457
Daniel Singleterry Sr.ElementaryPre-K–5560
Donna High SchoolHigh9–121,992
Donna North High SchoolHigh9–121,974
Dora M Sauceda Middle SchoolMiddle6–8553
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5446
Guzman Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5291
J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate AcademyElementary1–5299
Julian S AdameElementaryPre-K–5562
Le Noir Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5457
M Rivas Primary Discovery AcademyElementaryPre-K–2413
Patricia S Garza Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5551
T Price Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5416
Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle6–8866
W a Todd Middle SchoolMiddle6–8670