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Donna High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1/2 Mile East Wood Ave

Donna TX, 78537, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-464-1700

Ranking:

(1,200 out of 1,337, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Donna Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	144		175		170		166		167		166		152
Total Students:	1,949		2,165		2,253		2,235		2,197		2,114		2,148
Grade 9:	556	28.5%	11	0.5%	36	1.6%	61	2.7%	51	2.3%	58	2.7%	85	4.0%
Grade 10:	498	25.6%	675	31.2%	748	33.2%	757	33.9%	742	33.8%	666	31.5%	794	37.0%
Grade 11:	390	20.0%	765	35.3%	758	33.6%	745	33.3%	706	32.1%	778	36.8%	607	28.3%
Grade 12:	505	25.9%	714	33.0%	711	31.6%	672	30.1%	698	31.8%	612	28.9%	662	30.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,023	52.5%	1,125	52.0%	1,144	50.8%	1,115	49.9%	1,100	50.1%	1,082	51.2%	1,079	50.2%
Female:	926	47.5%	1,040	48.0%	1,109	49.2%	1,120	50.1%	1,089	49.6%	1,024	48.4%	1,065	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%
Hispanic:	1,940	99.5%	2,151	99.4%	2,237	99.3%	2,217	99.2%	2,167	98.6%	2,078	98.3%	2,109	98.2%
Black:	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%
White:	3	0.2%	13	0.6%	14	0.6%	16	0.7%	27	1.2%	33	1.6%	35	1.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,840	94.4%	2,000	92.4%	1,229	54.5%	1,300	58.2%	1,350	61.4%	1,339	63.3%	1,360	63.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	1.8%	72	3.3%	103	4.6%	114	5.1%	114	5.2%	116	5.5%	137	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.54		12.38		13.22		13.46		13.19		12.70		14.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	27%	70%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	99%	97%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	34%	64%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	76%	71%	84%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	22%	40%	65%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	8%	24%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	60%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	33%	31%	52%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	78%	86%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	31%	57%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	58%	55%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	24%	24%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	41%	41%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	42%	42%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	4%	31%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	25%	37%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	19%	45%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	28%	55%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	24%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	29%	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	13%	62%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	35%	65%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	57%	69%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	10%	62%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	59%	73%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	60%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	64%	71%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	67%	72%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	61%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	59%	74%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	18.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,914.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,854.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,918.0

* Donna High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.