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Donna Wernecke Elementary Primary School
4500 Dove Ave
Mcallen TX, 78504, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-928-1063
Ranking:
(1,453 out of 6,018, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Sharyland 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: | 40 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 767 | 660 | 658 | 669 | 618 | 555 | 484 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 48 | 6.3% | 40 | 6.1% | 38 | 5.8% | 43 | 6.4% | 37 | 6.0% | 32 | 5.8% | 36 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten: | 92 | 12.0% | 77 | 11.7% | 89 | 13.5% | 79 | 11.8% | 76 | 12.3% | 79 | 14.2% | 59 | 12.2% |
Grade 1: | 98 | 12.8% | 83 | 12.6% | 81 | 12.3% | 86 | 12.9% | 103 | 16.7% | 74 | 13.3% | 60 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 99 | 12.9% | 81 | 12.3% | 89 | 13.5% | 106 | 15.8% | 78 | 12.6% | 72 | 13.0% | 55 | 11.4% |
Grade 3: | 106 | 13.8% | 91 | 13.8% | 102 | 15.5% | 84 | 12.6% | 72 | 11.7% | 67 | 12.1% | 75 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 112 | 14.6% | 103 | 15.6% | 87 | 13.2% | 76 | 11.4% | 81 | 13.1% | 83 | 15.0% | 60 | 12.4% |
Grade 5: | 106 | 13.8% | 94 | 14.2% | 78 | 11.9% | 92 | 13.8% | 91 | 14.7% | 69 | 12.4% | 68 | 14.0% |
Grade 6: | 106 | 13.8% | 91 | 13.8% | 94 | 14.3% | 103 | 15.4% | 80 | 12.9% | 79 | 14.2% | 71 | 14.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 393 | 51.2% | 349 | 52.9% | 332 | 50.5% | 345 | 51.6% | 307 | 49.7% | 281 | 50.6% | 235 | 48.6% |
Female: | 374 | 48.8% | 311 | 47.1% | 326 | 49.5% | 324 | 48.4% | 303 | 49.0% | 266 | 47.9% | 245 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 13 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.4% | 12 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 715 | 93.2% | 607 | 92.0% | 601 | 91.3% | 602 | 90.0% | 546 | 88.3% | 490 | 88.3% | 424 | 87.6% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% |
White: | 35 | 4.6% | 32 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.9% | 46 | 6.9% | 59 | 9.5% | 53 | 9.5% | 48 | 9.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 418 | 54.5% | 336 | 50.9% | 318 | 48.3% | 327 | 48.9% | 315 | 51.0% | 257 | 46.3% | 212 | 43.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 10.7% | 69 | 10.5% | 56 | 8.5% | 51 | 7.6% | 65 | 10.5% | 57 | 10.3% | 56 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.20 | 19.41 | 19.33 | 18.27 | 16.63 | 16.10 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 87% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 71% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 70% | 59% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 76% | 68% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
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* Donna Wernecke Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.