M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Donna, Texas
M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy in Donna, Texas enrolled 413 students in 2024-25 with 21.2 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 16-25% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Texas: 52% and 42%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
349 students in 2022-23, 394 students in 2023-24, 413 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.4 to 21.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 349 | 21.4 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 22.6 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 413 | 21.2 | 19.5 |
19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 222 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy enrolled 222 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 222 of the 222 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent24.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.8% of students were Hispanic, 0.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic99.8%
- White0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading and 16-25% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 27‑36% | 34% | 52% |
| Math | 16‑25% | 29% | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Donna
13 public elementary schools in Donna report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idea Academy | 744 | 21.5 | 96.2% |
| Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary | 688 | 16.6 | 94.8% |
| A M Ochoa Elementary | 580 | 17.2 | 93.4% |
| Julian S Adame | 562 | 16.1 | 90.0% |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr | 560 | 17.8 | 98.8% |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary | 551 | 16.9 | 97.5% |
| C Stainke Elementary | 509 | 15.4 | 87.0% |
| Le Noir Elementary | 457 | 16.3 | 81.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy
- J W Caceres Discovery Int AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 299 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Idea AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 744 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy with J W Caceres Discovery Int AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Donna ISD spends per student$15,197 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,197
- The largest public schools in TexasM Rivas Pri Discovery Academy is the number 3,261 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,261 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.19.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy
How many students attend M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy?
413 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 349 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Donna, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy?
19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy a Title I school?
M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading and 16-25% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is M Rivas Pri Discovery Academy in?
Donna ISD, NCES district ID 4817390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481739021341 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.