Midway North’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 30% of Midway North’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Midway North, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Midway North’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 745 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Midway North’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Weslaco Independent spends $12,596 per student and Donna Independent $15,042, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Midway North’s grade
C: better than 26% of Texas school districts, #512 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Midway North, with each school’s own grade.
Midway North runs its own schools through grade 12 (Weslaco Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Donna Independent School District, shared with Alamo and Donna. Its elementary school is in Weslaco. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Midway North
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Midway North vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Midway North’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Midway North | C | Weslaco Independent PK–12 · Donna Independent PK–12 |
| Weslaco | C+ | Weslaco Independent |
Every school in Midway North
34 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Midway North’s schools
Are Midway North’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Midway North children attend score below 74% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #512 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Midway North in?
Two districts: Weslaco Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Donna Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Alamo and Donna.
Where do Midway North kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Weslaco H S, Weslaco East H S, Donna H S and Donna North H S.
What is Midway North’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Weslaco Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Midway North spend per student?
$12,596 in Weslaco Independent School District and $15,042 in Donna Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Midway North families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.