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Dora M Sauceda Middle

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Dora M Sauceda Middle ranks 1617 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Dora M Sauceda Middle is a public school in Donna, TX, serving 553 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Donna Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its exceptional advanced math program. Every single student who took the Algebra I End-of-Course exam in the 2025-2026 school year was proficient—a perfect 100% score that far exceeds the district average and every nearby school, including the top-performing A P Solis Middle (88.89% proficiency). The school also does an outstanding job supporting English Language Learners, who now rank in the 72nd percentile statewide, a remarkable improvement from just two years ago. With a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, your child is likely to receive more individualized attention here than at most other middle schools in the area.

However, the school faces clear challenges. While its advanced math program is world-class, on-grade-level math and reading proficiency remain low. For example, only 24% of 7th graders were proficient in grade-level math, compared to 32.69% in the district. Additionally, Gifted and Talented students are underperforming, ranking in the bottom 10th percentile statewide—a significant concern. The school has shown a positive upward trend over the last three years, moving from the 19th to the 31st percentile overall, but it still trails regional leaders like Central Middle in Weslaco ISD (77th percentile) by a wide margin in most subjects. In short, Dora M Sauceda Middle offers a strong, focused program for advanced math students and English Language Learners, but families should be aware that overall academic proficiency is an area of ongoing growth.

553

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,221

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 N Vly View Rd
Donna, TX 78537-2799

(956) 464-1360

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dora M Sauceda Middle usually attend:

High:

Donna North High School

Feeder schools for Dora M Sauceda Middle:

Elementary:	Capt D Salinas II Elementary
	Daniel Singleterry Senior
	Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary
	Patricia S Garza Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Texas avg47%

1,617^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Donna Independent School District (Isd)

605^th of 951Donna Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	1617 of 2335	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1722 of 2344	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1389 of 2372	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1684 of 2330	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1822 of 2254	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	2164 of 2252	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1739 of 2193	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1455 of 2080	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.8	1731 of 2027	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	1667 of 1987	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	1737 of 2043	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.2	1804 of 1987	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	1837 of 1973	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	1810 of 1951	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1699 of 1895	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	1670 of 1803	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	1554 of 1763	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.4	1580 of 1718	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	1591 of 1684	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.3	968 of 2182	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.3	2017 of 2118	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	552 of 2058	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	235 of 2008	88.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	395 of 1390	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	41.3	801 of 1428	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	794 of 1770	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	842 of 1720	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	898 of 1643	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1491 of 1592	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	710 of 1445	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	597 of 1376	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	1496 of 2240	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	1169 of 1825	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1279 of 2242	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1589 of 2241	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1810 of 2221	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	2056 of 2151	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1639 of 2047	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1355 of 2008	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1343 of 1497	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.1	799 of 1230	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.3	405 of 1481	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	815 of 1488	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1398 of 1501	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1281 of 1446	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1186 of 1430	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	1282 of 2141	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	1056 of 1731	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	1018 of 2119	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	1283 of 2116	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1596 of 2077	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1970 of 2043	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1446 of 1935	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1169 of 1895	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	1190 of 2253	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	966 of 1820	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	923 of 2235	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	1220 of 2251	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1626 of 2220	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	2085 of 2172	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1438 of 2073	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1127 of 2039	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1614 of 2253	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	1376 of 1818	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1403 of 2246	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1650 of 2245	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1773 of 2228	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	2103 of 2168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1685 of 2069	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1525 of 2030	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.3	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	55 of 76	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	31 of 70	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	56 of 108	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	814 of 1956	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	511 of 1568	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	263 of 1891	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	585 of 1815	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	898 of 1757	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1386 of 1712	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1243 of 1626	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.2	403 of 1597	74.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile+36 vs school

Migrant (2026)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Reading35%-20 vs state

Social Studies28%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Dora M Sauceda Middle	Public	6-8	520 N Vly View Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1360	553	49	11.2	98.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	551 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	1617^th of 2335 public middle schools	30.7%		30.3	1722^nd of 2344 public middle schools	26.5%	105	100.0		34.4	31.3	40.0	29.3	24.0	55.1	28.3	$12,221
Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	2711 N Golie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1350	866	68	12.7	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	866 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.1	1403^rd of 2335 public middle schools	39.9%		39.2	1420^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.4%	17	88.9		40.5	35.9	46.3	29.1	27.5	45.9	40.4	$10,471
A P Solis Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1650	646	50	12.9	91.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	827^th of 2335 public middle schools	64.6%		63.7	695^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.3%	132	88.9		47.8	50.7	55.2	29.1	41.9	57.7	47.3	$12,832
W A Todd Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1600	670	48	13.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	1258^th of 2335 public middle schools	46.1%		43.5	1281^st of 2344 public middle schools	45.3%	23	85.0		42.9	48.3	51.9	26.2	37.6	46.4	25.6	$11,929
Audie Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	924 W Sioux Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2530	790	62	12.7	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.1	914^th of 2335 public middle schools	60.9%		54.2	945^th of 2344 public middle schools	59.7%	31	98.7		56.2	57.4	57.8	33.7	11.9	58.1	30.4	$13,982
Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1819 W Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2550	654	57	11.5	96.0%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.6	1081^st of 2335 public middle schools	53.7%		41.6	1342^nd of 2344 public middle schools	42.7%	261	95.2		44.1	52.4	60.6	29.9	4.1	61.0	30.1	$14,735
Beatriz G Garza Middle	Public	6-8	1111 W Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6774	919	52	17.6	78.6%	19 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	894 (97.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	1453^rd of 2335 public middle schools	37.8%		50.6	1058^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.9%	395	96.4	100.0	50.2	53.8	44.7	29.0	10.1	47.1	14.9	$10,443
Austin Middle	Public	6-8	804 S Stewart Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2570	833	69	12.1	90.3%	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	815 (97.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.8	919^th of 2335 public middle schools	60.6%		55.7	901^st of 2344 public middle schools	61.6%	18	97.1		57.2	53.6	56.0	44.8	6.5	56.7	28.0	$13,285
Central Middle	Public	6-8	506 E 6th St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6710	1,060	56	18.9	65.6%	28 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1,026 (96.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69.3	528^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.4%		67.9	580^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.3%	52	100.0	100.0	61.4	66.6	54.2	55.1	33.3	72.5	30.5	$9,579
R Yzaguirre Middle	Public	6-8	605 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2630	736	61	12.1	95.1%	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	730 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.2	1363^rd of 2335 public middle schools	41.6%		38.3	1448^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.2%	85	100.0		47.2	42.3	44.8	31.5	24.6	51.7	27.7	$13,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Dora M Sauceda Middle

What high school do graduates of Dora M Sauceda Middle attend?

Students who attend Dora M Sauceda Middle usually go on to attend Donna North High School

Is Dora M Sauceda Middle a good school?

Dora M Sauceda Middle ranks 1617^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Dora M Sauceda Middle in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Dora M Sauceda Middle?

Students at Dora M Sauceda Middle are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Dora M Sauceda Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Dora M Sauceda Middle.

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