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W A Todd Middle

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W A Todd Middle ranks 1281 st of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Texas middle schools

Summary

W A Todd Middle is a public middle school located in Donna, Texas, serving 646 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Donna Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past decade, W A Todd Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a 1-2 star rating indicating below-average performance.

Academically, W A Todd Middle struggles compared to state and regional averages. The school's STAAR test scores are generally below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, with particularly weak math and reading proficiency. For example, in 2024-2025 only 24.77% of 6th graders are projected to be proficient in math, compared to 37.68% statewide and 24.92% district-wide. However, the school performs relatively better in 8th grade reading and science, and has seen 100% proficiency on the Algebra I end-of-course exam in recent years.

Interestingly, the other middle schools in the Donna ISD district show similar low performance to W A Todd Middle, all ranking in the bottom half of Texas middle schools. In contrast, middle schools in the neighboring Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and Weslaco ISD districts generally outperform W A Todd Middle, with higher test scores and rankings. For example, Central Middle in Weslaco ISD ranks in the top 25% of Texas middle schools.

670

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,929

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 N Salinas Blvd
Donna, TX 78537

(956) 464-1600

District: Donna Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend W A Todd Middle usually attend:

High:

Donna High School

Feeder schools for W A Todd Middle:

Elementary:	C Stainke Elementary
	Guzman Elementary
	Le Noir Elementary
	T Price Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.3%

Asian:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Texas avg45%

1,281^st of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

639^th of 961Donna 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
2025	43.5	1281 of 2344	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	1341 of 2372	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1185 of 2330	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1809 of 2254	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	2153 of 2252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1512 of 2193	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1227 of 2080	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1692 of 2027	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1788 of 1987	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1809 of 2043	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	1533 of 2182	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	2014 of 2118	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	879 of 2058	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	431 of 2008	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	709 of 1428	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	753 of 1770	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	665 of 1720	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	1221 of 1643	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1471 of 1592	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	818 of 1445	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	676 of 1376	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	949 of 1825	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1372 of 2242	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1127 of 2241	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1804 of 2221	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	2062 of 2151	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1426 of 2047	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1156 of 2008	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	591 of 1230	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	716 of 1481	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	1079 of 1488	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1460 of 1501	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1245 of 1446	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1084 of 1430	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	692 of 1731	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	880 of 2119	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	828 of 2116	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	1566 of 2077	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1962 of 2043	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1161 of 1935	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	894 of 1895	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	688 of 1820	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	938 of 2235	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	889 of 2251	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	1671 of 2220	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	2075 of 2172	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1152 of 2073	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	956 of 2039	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	980 of 1818	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	1066 of 2246	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	1210 of 2245	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1762 of 2228	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	2081 of 2168	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1478 of 2069	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1303 of 2030	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	5 of 58	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	49.4	33 of 76	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.2	18 of 108	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	15 of 125	88.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	199 of 1568	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	127 of 1891	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	40.7	988 of 1815	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1076 of 1757	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1268 of 1712	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1021 of 1626	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	963 of 1597	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	5.7	1696 of 1723	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)90th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile+10 vs school

White (2022)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Science53%+6 vs state

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Social Studies29%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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	1281^st of 2344 public middle schools	45.3%		41.8	1341^st of 2372 public middle schools	43.5%	60	100.0		42.9	41.1	52.0	24.8	30.9	40.7	52.6	29.2	$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%)	63.7	695^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.3%		61.9	739^th of 2372 public middle schools	68.8%	44	100.0		48.8	39.7	64.4	43.8	43.9	65.0	55.6	43.5	$12,832
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%)	39.2	1420^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.4%		28.1	1793^rd of 2372 public middle schools	24.4%	373	96.0		27.2	38.1	48.1	18.4	26.0	45.9	48.0	36.1	$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%)	30.3	1722^nd of 2344 public middle schools	26.5%		40.1	1389^th of 2372 public middle schools	41.4%	333	100.0		26.4	32.1	42.6	14.4	31.1	46.0	30.9	24.9	$12,221
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%)	50.6	1058^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.9%		52.4	986^th of 2372 public middle schools	58.4%	72	97.4	100.0	55.7	51.2	46.8	34.5	19.3	56.1	48.4	26.9	$10,443
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%)	67.9	580^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.3%		64.3	672^nd of 2372 public middle schools	71.7%	92	98.6	99.0	62.3	60.6	48.6	50.7	36.1	81.1	55.0	29.1	$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%)	38.9	1425^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.2%		29.8	1752^nd of 2372 public middle schools	26.1%	327	100.0	100.0	41.4	39.8	43.8	22.3	19.0	57.7	40.7	26.2	$12,106
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%)	54.2	945^th of 2344 public middle schools	59.7%		49.7	1075^th of 2372 public middle schools	54.7%	130	100.0		48.4	51.2	52.2	33.9	25.5	66.7	54.9	29.8	$13,982
Mary Hoge Middle	Public	6-8	2302 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6730	830	52	16.0	90.8%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	822 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32.9	1627^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.6%		35.5	1560^th of 2372 public middle schools	34.2%	67	92.3	100.0	45.2	40.6	47.0	20.0	22.7	44.0	37.5	10.7	$10,659
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%)	41.6	1342^nd of 2344 public middle schools	42.7%		40.8	1373^rd of 2372 public middle schools	42.1%	31	100.0		46.3	45.3	46.2	31.5	14.8	46.6	44.8	27.6	$14,735

Frequently Asked Questions about W A Todd Middle

What high school do graduates of W A Todd Middle attend?

Students who attend W A Todd Middle usually go on to attend Donna High School

What is the racial makeup of W A Todd Middle?

Students at W A Todd Middle are 100% Hispanic.

What district is W A Todd Middle in?

Donna Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend W A Todd Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended W A Todd Middle.

Is W A Todd Middle a good school?

W A Todd Middle ranks 1281^st of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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