VETERANS MIDDLE

Located at 2711 N GOLIE RD, in DONNA, Texas, VETERANS MIDDLE is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus that teaches 866 students (grades 6 through 8), run under DONNA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 35% bigger than typical.

VETERANS MIDDLE is one of 20 schools operated by DONNA ISD, a district that enrolls 12,937 students overall.

On the student-mix side, VETERANS MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, VETERANS MIDDLE has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting VETERANS MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at VETERANS MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, VETERANS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.2%; this one delivers 35.1%.

In the broader community, Hidalgo County reports that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. VETERANS MIDDLE is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

ELOY GARZA SALAZAR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VETERANS MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VETERANS MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 858 students in 2018 compared to 866 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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