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Enrollment
670
Middle
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONNA ISD·NCES 481739012877
W A Todd Middle School
400 N SALINAS BLVD, DONNA, TX 78537 · (956) 464-1600 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
613 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 215 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 231 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 33% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 33.0% | 30.0% | 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 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 W A Todd Middle School
W A Todd Middle School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W A Todd Middle School this school | 670 | 91.5% | 43.0% |
| A P Solis Middle School DONNA | 646 | 91.3% | 54.5% |
| Ysleta Middle School EL PASO | 682 | 91.9% | 42.2% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo LAREDO | 659 | 92.3% | 46.5% |
| Riverside Middle School EL PASO | 705 | 91.5% | 36.2% |
| Antonio Gonzalez Middle School LAREDO | 664 | 90.2% | 47.2% |
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 W A Todd Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #789 of 1,635 | #29 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #852 of 1,670 ▲ 141 | #29 of 54 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #943 of 1,670 ▲ 148 | #33 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #704 of 1,570 | #27 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #808 of 1,749 | #25 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #587 of 1,542 | #34 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.9% | #1,512 of 1,543 | #37 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #201 of 1,648 | #21 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #684 of 942 | #34 of 44 |
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
670
-84 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 670 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 91% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 49.2 | 13.1:1 | 91% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 54.2 | 12.8:1 | 92% (636) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 56 | 13.5:1 | 92% (691) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 79.1 | 9.3:1 | 89% (649) |
| 2015-16 | 889 | 80 | 11.1:1 | 85% (759) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W A Todd Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (732 to 670); teachers down 39% (79.1 to 48).
About W A Todd Middle School
The public middle-grades school W A Todd Middle School is located in DONNA, Texas. It reports enrollment of 670 students in grades 6 through 8.
The 20 schools in DONNA ISD enroll 12,937 students altogether, W A Todd Middle School among them.
At W A Todd Middle School, 100% of students are Hispanic. The diversity index for W A Todd Middle School is 1%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at W A Todd Middle School comes to 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.0:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 14.4:1. On the income side, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.6% at W A Todd Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.0%.
In Hidalgo County, home to about 891,977 people, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. W A Todd Middle School shares Hidalgo County with 363 other public schools.
Donna High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, W A Todd Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 754 to 670.
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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 DONNA ISD
- Donna High SchoolHigh · 1,992 students
- Donna North High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- A P Solis Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- A M Ochoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
Other schools in DONNA
- Donna High SchoolHigh · 1,992 students
- Donna North High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA AcademyElementary · 744 students
- Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Donna High School0.3 mi · 1,992
- T Price Elementary School0.7 mi · 416
- Le Noir Elementary School0.7 mi · 457
- Guzman Elementary School0.8 mi · 291
- A M Ochoa Elementary School0.9 mi · 580
- C Stainke Elementary School1.1 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About W A Todd Middle SchoolHow many students attend W A Todd Middle School?
W A Todd Middle School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades 06-08.
Is W A Todd Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
W A Todd Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does W A Todd Middle School have?
W A Todd Middle School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W A Todd Middle School?
At W A Todd Middle School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is W A Todd Middle School public or private?
W A Todd Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DONNA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.