Dora M Sauceda Middle School
Public middle school in Donna, Texas · Donna ISD · Grades 6–8
Dora M Sauceda Middle School serves 553 students in grades 6–8 in Donna (Hidalgo County). It is one of 19 schools in Donna ISD. By enrollment it is the 1008th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Donna ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481739010816 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Donna ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 553 | 12,937 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98% | 92.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Dora M Sauceda Middle School in context
Size
Dora M Sauceda Middle School is the smallest of Donna ISD's 4 middle schools; its 553 students are 4.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 763 students, so Dora M Sauceda Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 196 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 174, against an average of 184 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (196 against 174). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.4% across Donna ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Dora M Sauceda Middle School has 49.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 553 students would have about 38.4 teachers, so Dora M Sauceda Middle School has 10.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Veterans Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.6% |
| White | 0.4% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 174 |
| Grade 7 | 183 |
| Grade 8 | 196 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
520 N Vly View Rd, Donna, TX 78537
Phone: (956)464-1360
Website: donnaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dora M Sauceda Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Middle School | Donna ISD | 1.1 mi | 866 | 12.7 | 95.4% |
| A P Solis Middle School | Donna ISD | 1.7 mi | 646 | 12.9 | 91.3% |
| W a Todd Middle School | Donna ISD | 2.1 mi | 670 | 14 | 91.5% |
| Audie Murphy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.3 mi | 790 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
| Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.7 mi | 654 | 11.5 | 96% |
| Beatriz G Garza Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 4.5 mi | 919 | 17.6 | 78.6% |
| R Yzaguirre Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.6 mi | 736 | 12.1 | 95.1% |
| Austin Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.7 mi | 833 | 12.1 | 90.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Donna ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Ochoa Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 580 |
| A P Solis Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 646 |
| C Stainke Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 509 |
| Capt D Salinas II Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr. | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 560 |
| Donna High School | High | 9–12 | 1,992 |
| Donna North High School | High | 9–12 | 1,974 |
| Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 446 |
| Guzman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 291 |
| J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 299 |
| Julian S Adame | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 562 |
| Le Noir Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| M Rivas Primary Discovery Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 413 |
| Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 688 |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 551 |
| T Price Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 416 |
| Veterans Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 866 |
| W a Todd Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 670 |