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Dorothy Thompson Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

108 Business FM 1015, Progreso, TX 78579 · (956) 565-6539 · Part of Progreso Independent School District

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

Students
281
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dorothy Thompson Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Progreso kids: Progreso H S

On the path

Where Progreso kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Progreso El262 students
6–8Dorothy Thompson MiddleYou are here
9–12Progreso H S431 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

108 Business FM 1015, Progreso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 688
Grade 791
Grade 8102
Enrollment over time
351’20
297’21
326’22
291’23
281’24

Down 19.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 99%White 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dorothy Thompson Middle from Progreso families.

Other schools in Progreso Independent School District

The district →
Progreso Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Progreso
365 students20:1
Progreso El
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Progreso
D
262 students14:1
Progreso H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Progreso
C−
431 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Progreso’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.