Patricia S Garza Elementary Primary School
8801 Alberta Rd
Donna TX, 78537, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-464-1886
Ranking: 
(5,416 out of 6,018, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 39 | | 41 | | 41 | | 46 | | 41 | | 43 | | 46 | |
Total Students: | 774 | | 846 | | 804 | | 796 | | 731 | | 725 | | 770 | |
Prekindergarten: | 106 | 13.7% | 111 | 13.1% | 94 | 11.7% | 103 | 12.9% | 93 | 12.7% | 89 | 12.3% | 105 | 13.6% |
Kindergarten: | 97 | 12.5% | 102 | 12.1% | 108 | 13.4% | 103 | 12.9% | 97 | 13.3% | 101 | 13.9% | 123 | 16.0% |
Grade 1: | 110 | 14.2% | 130 | 15.4% | 112 | 13.9% | 128 | 16.1% | 122 | 16.7% | 124 | 17.1% | 104 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 111 | 14.3% | 120 | 14.2% | 132 | 16.4% | 111 | 13.9% | 119 | 16.3% | 119 | 16.4% | 113 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 115 | 14.9% | 128 | 15.1% | 115 | 14.3% | 127 | 16.0% | 100 | 13.7% | 98 | 13.5% | 132 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 116 | 15.0% | 123 | 14.5% | 131 | 16.3% | 114 | 14.3% | 99 | 13.5% | 107 | 14.8% | 93 | 12.1% |
Grade 5: | 119 | 15.4% | 132 | 15.6% | 112 | 13.9% | 110 | 13.8% | 101 | 13.8% | 87 | 12.0% | 100 | 13.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 406 | 52.5% | 440 | 52.0% | 405 | 50.4% | 391 | 49.1% | 360 | 49.2% | 380 | 52.4% | 411 | 53.4% |
Female: | 368 | 47.5% | 406 | 48.0% | 399 | 49.6% | 405 | 50.9% | 363 | 49.7% | 337 | 46.5% | 355 | 46.1% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 774 | 100.0% | 845 | 99.9% | 803 | 99.9% | 789 | 99.1% | 726 | 99.3% | 719 | 99.2% | 767 | 99.6% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 760 | 98.2% | 833 | 98.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.01 | | 20.82 | | 19.61 | | 17.23 | | 17.71 | | 16.90 | | 16.70 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 49% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 51% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 56% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 61% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 52% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 47% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | N/A |
STAAR Spanish |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 46% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 41% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 36% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 48% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 50% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 49% | N/A |
TAKS |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 66% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 68% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 59% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 37% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 75% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 14.6% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 53.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 46.3% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $40,855.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,674.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,539.0 |
* Patricia S Garza Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.