A P SOLIS MIDDLE

A P SOLIS MIDDLE is one of the reasonably sized middle-grades schools in DONNA, Texas, operated by DONNA ISD, with 646 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

DONNA ISD runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 12,937 students. A P SOLIS MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, A P SOLIS MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, A P SOLIS MIDDLE records 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, A P SOLIS MIDDLE sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.0%; actual is 55.7%, +21.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Hidalgo County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), A P SOLIS MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: A M OCHOA EL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts A P SOLIS MIDDLE at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 842 students in 2018 compared to 646 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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