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Veterans Middle

Q: Is Veterans Middle a good school?

Veterans Middle ranks 1403 rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Veterans Middle in Donna, TX, serves 866 students in grades 6-8 within the Donna Independent School District (Isd), operating in a high-poverty area where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has undergone a remarkable turnaround, climbing from a 3rd percentile ranking in 2020-2021 to a 40th percentile ranking in 2025-2026, earning a consistent 2-star rating for the last two years.

The most striking achievement at Veterans Middle is its exceptional performance in Algebra I. In the 2025-2026 school year, 88.89% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient—more than double the district average (41.37%) and significantly higher than the state average (54.03%). This success is consistent, with proficiency rates of 96% in 2024-2025 and 88.89% in 2023-2024. While nearby schools like A P Solis Middle (88.89%) and Central Middle (100%) also perform well in Algebra I, Veterans' performance is a massive outlier compared to its own district. Additionally, the school excels in 8th grade Social Studies, with 40.42% of students proficient—above the district (35.95%) and state (31.69%) averages, outperforming nearby schools like W A Todd Middle and Dora M Sauceda Middle.

Veterans Middle is particularly effective at supporting its highest-need students. In 2025-2026, English Language Learners ranked in the 70th percentile statewide (4-star rating), Special Education students in the 64th percentile, and Low Socio-Economic Status students in the 59th percentile—all outperforming the school's overall 40th percentile ranking. This is the opposite of what is often seen, where these subgroups drag down a school's average. However, the school faces a challenge with its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 20th percentile in 2025-2026, a sharp drop from 45th percentile the year prior. While Veterans is the lowest-ranked middle school in Donna ISD, it performs on par with or better than several schools in the higher-ranked Weslaco Independent School District (Isd) (e.g., Mary Hoge Middle, Beatriz G Garza Middle) and is competitive with some in the top-ranked Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) (e.g., Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle). The primary challenge ahead is translating the success seen in advanced math and specific subgroups into broader, grade-level proficiency gains in reading and mathematics for all students.

866

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,471

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2711 N Golie Rd
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1350

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Veterans Middle usually attend:

High:

Donna North High School

Feeder schools for Veterans Middle:

Elementary:	Julian S Adame
	Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Texas avg47%

1,403^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	40.1	1403 of 2335	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	1420 of 2344	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1793 of 2372	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1827 of 2330	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1844 of 2254	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	2190 of 2252	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1672 of 2193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1586 of 2080	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1826 of 2027	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	1783 of 1987	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	1878 of 2043	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1859 of 1987	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	1711 of 1973	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	1766 of 1951	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1646 of 1895	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	1610 of 1803	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.3	1498 of 1763	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	1436 of 1718	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1344 of 1684	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	1298 of 1585	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	1369 of 1582	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	3.9	1547 of 1573	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	1172 of 2182	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1958 of 2118	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	589 of 2058	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	632 of 2008	68.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	416 of 1390	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	46.4	682 of 1428	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	1158 of 1770	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	910 of 1720	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	824 of 1643	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1511 of 1592	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	829 of 1445	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	790 of 1376	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1319 of 2240	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	1108 of 1825	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1668 of 2242	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1810 of 2241	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1883 of 2221	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	2119 of 2151	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1669 of 2047	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1662 of 2008	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	1196 of 1497	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.0	671 of 1230	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	901 of 1481	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1072 of 1488	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1360 of 1501	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1346 of 1446	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1329 of 1430	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	989 of 2141	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	877 of 1731	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1490 of 2119	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1558 of 2116	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1629 of 2077	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1991 of 2043	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1381 of 1935	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1342 of 1895	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	923 of 2253	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	827 of 1820	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	1499 of 2235	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1471 of 2251	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1670 of 2220	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	2119 of 2172	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1436 of 2073	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1355 of 2039	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	1392 of 2253	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	1154 of 1818	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1813 of 2246	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1746 of 2245	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1779 of 2228	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	2096 of 2168	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1563 of 2069	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1478 of 2030	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.6	19 of 59	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	21 of 76	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	42 of 70	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	58 of 108	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	45 of 125	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	706 of 1956	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	699 of 1568	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	985 of 1891	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1475 of 1815	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1490 of 1757	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1627 of 1712	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1443 of 1626	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1271 of 1597	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Migrant (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I89%+35 vs state

Reading41%-14 vs state

Social Studies40%+9 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Armando Cuellar Middle	Public	6-8	1201 S Bridge St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6720	634	40	15.9	84.7%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	625 (98.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41.4	1356^th of 2335 public middle schools	41.9%		38.9	1425^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.2%	69	100.0	100.0	44.8	47.5	43.9	31.8	13.4	59.6	26.3	$12,106
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Middle

How many students attend Veterans Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended Veterans Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Middle?

Students at Veterans Middle are 100% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Veterans Middle attend?

Students who attend Veterans Middle usually go on to attend Donna North High School

Is Veterans Middle a good school?

Veterans Middle ranks 1403^rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Veterans Middle in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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