Summary:
In the city of Progreso, Texas, there is one middle school, Dorothy Thompson Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 within the Progreso Independent School District (Isd), where every student is economically disadvantaged.
Dorothy Thompson Middle has a total enrollment of 281 students and a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1, with spending of $11,866 per student. The school shows a striking contrast in academic performance: it excels in advanced Algebra I, with 88.64% of students scoring proficient or above in the 2025-2026 school year—far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. However, it struggles significantly in 8th-grade mathematics, where only 14% of students were proficient compared to the state average of 47.24%, and in 8th-grade social studies, with just 17.02% proficient versus the state's 31.69%. This creates a "pockets of excellence" scenario, where advanced students thrive while core subjects lag.
The school's state ranking has declined from the 42nd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026, dropping from a 2-star to a 1-star rating. This decline is driven largely by a sharp drop in 8th-grade math proficiency from 35.94% to 14% year-over-year, alongside persistently low social studies scores. The dropout rate is low at 0.5%, below the district's 1.7%. Overall, Dorothy Thompson Middle demonstrates that while resources are directed to the school, the challenge remains to replicate the success of its advanced math program across all grade levels and subjects.
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