Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROGRESO ISD·NCES 483591006163
Dorothy Thompson Middle School
108 BUSINESS FM 1015, PROGRESO, TX 78579 · (956) 565-6539 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
281 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 88 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 36% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dorothy Thompson Middle School→Progreso High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PROGRESO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 5.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dorothy Thompson Middle School
Dorothy Thompson Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Thompson Middle School this school | 281 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School HOUSTON | 266 | 98.5% | 39.4% |
| Early College STEM Academy HOUSTON | 275 | 95.6% | 42.8% |
| Salvador Garcia Middle School RIO BRAVO | 361 | 98.1% | 40.7% |
| Edison Middle School HOUSTON | 388 | 99.7% | 43.8% |
| Friends for Life Middle School HOUSTON | 226 | 95.1% | 64.0% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dorothy Thompson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #1,044 of 1,635 | #42 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,028 of 1,670 ▼ 447 | #38 of 54 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,052 of 1,670 ▲ 112 | #37 of 54 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #564 of 1,570 | #16 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,424 of 1,749 | #51 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #25 of 1,542 | #1 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #1,478 of 1,543 | #23 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 of 1,648 | #1 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #312 of 437 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
281
-70 (-20%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 281 | 27.2 | 10.3:1 | 100% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 30.6 | 9.5:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 27.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 24.5 | 10.8:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 26 | 11.1:1 | 99% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 83% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 83% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 16 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dorothy Thompson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (265 to 281); teachers up 11% (24.5 to 27.2).
About Dorothy Thompson Middle School
Dorothy Thompson Middle School is a small middle school located in PROGRESO, Texas. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 281 students. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
PROGRESO ISD is responsible for 4 schools, Dorothy Thompson Middle School included, with 1,339 students in all.
The share of Hispanic students at Dorothy Thompson Middle School is 99%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dorothy Thompson Middle School scores 3%.
On staff are 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. Dorothy Thompson Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. Public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
Dorothy Thompson Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Texas public middle schools.
In Texas, Dorothy Thompson Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.7% actual against a predicted 31.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county's public schools total 364, with about 212,859 students.
Progreso High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Dorothy Thompson Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Dorothy Thompson Middle School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Dorothy Thompson Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 11.3:1 to 10.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PROGRESO ISD
- Progreso High SchoolHigh · 431 students
- Progreso Early ChildhoodElementary · 365 students
- Progreso Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- DAEPElementary
- Hidalgo Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in PROGRESO
- Progreso High SchoolHigh · 431 students
- Progreso Early ChildhoodElementary · 365 students
- Progreso Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- DAEPElementary
- Hidalgo Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Progreso High School0.3 mi · 431
- Progreso Early Childhood0.6 mi · 365
- Progreso Elementary School0.8 mi · 262
- Dr R E Margo Elementary School3.6 mi · 1,085
- South Palm Gardens High School3.7 mi · 72
- Travis Elementary School3.8 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Dorothy Thompson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dorothy Thompson Middle School?
Dorothy Thompson Middle School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dorothy Thompson Middle School serve?
Dorothy Thompson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dorothy Thompson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dorothy Thompson Middle School is approximately 10.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dorothy Thompson Middle School?
Dorothy Thompson Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees Dorothy Thompson Middle School?
Dorothy Thompson Middle School is overseen by PROGRESO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.