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C−

Progreso Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Progreso and Progreso Lakes, and parts of Weslaco.

Progreso’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Texas school districts

Students
1,339
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,907
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$24.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Progreso Independent School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the TX average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $24.2M, about $18,069 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 16% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Progreso. Grade by grade →

PK–2Progreso Early ChildhoodThis district
3–5Progreso ElThis district
6–8Dorothy Thompson MiddleThis district
9–12Progreso H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 40.9% · 808 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 51.1% · 816 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 90.3% · 120 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,907 per student · 24% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 56%Federal 30%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,444’22
1,339’24

Down 7.3% since 2022–23.

Students
Hispanic 99%White <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Progreso Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Progreso
365 students20:1
Progreso El
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Progreso
D
262 students14:1
Dorothy Thompson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Progreso
D
281 students10:1
Progreso H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Progreso
C−
431 students13:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.