Schools in Midway South · Weslaco Independent School District, Donna Independent School District

Midway South’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

30% of students in Midway South’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Midway South, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency

38%

▼ 13 pts vs TX 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

30%

▼ 11 pts vs TX 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

92%

▲ 2 pts vs TX 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$12.6K

▼ 2% vs TX $12.8K

FY2024 · Weslaco Independent

Students per teacher

16.8

TX 14.9 · larger classes

Schools in town

28,784 students on the public path

In brief

Midway South’s schools, in brief

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Midway South’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C: better than 26% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 26%

Lower resultsHigher results

Texas towns with similar household incomes (678)Better than 23%

C⁻CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 16,188 test results and a graduating class of 1,235 could put Midway South anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Midway South’s students in the tested grades sat them (16,176 in math, 16,199 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Midway South, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to B+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Midway South	C	Weslaco Independent PK–12 · Donna Independent PK–12
Weslaco	C⁺	Weslaco Independent
Donna	C⁻	Donna Independent

Midway South’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

Midway South’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

What’s behind Midway South’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve Midway South

Well below the state in reading

Midway South vs. its neighbors

Every school in Midway South

Questions about Midway South’s schools

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