Dorothy Thompson Middle School
Public middle school in Progreso, Texas · Progreso ISD · Grades 6–8
Dorothy Thompson Middle School serves 281 students in grades 6–8 in Progreso (Hidalgo County). It is one of 4 schools in Progreso ISD. By enrollment it is the 1416th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.3 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 ÷ 27.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Progreso ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483591006163 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Progreso ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 281 | 1,339 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 99.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Dorothy Thompson Middle School in context
Size
Dorothy Thompson Middle School is the only middle school in Progreso ISD. Its 281 students are 21% of the district's 1,339. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 6.3 miles away and have a median of 652 students, so Dorothy Thompson 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 102 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 88, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 8 has 16% more students than grade 6 (102 against 88). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Progreso ISD (99%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 99.5% across Progreso 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
Dorothy Thompson Middle School has 27.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 281 students would have about 19.5 teachers, so Dorothy Thompson Middle School has 7.7 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 Armando Cuellar Middle School, 3.9 miles away in Weslaco ISD. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.6% |
| White | 1.4% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | 91 |
| Grade 8 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
108 Business Fm 1015, Progreso, TX 78579
Phone: (956)565-6539
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dorothy Thompson Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Cuellar Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 3.9 mi | 634 | 16 | 84.7% |
| Central Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 4.5 mi | 1,060 | 18.9 | 65.6% |
| Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 5.2 mi | 518 | 14.2 | 85.9% |
| Mary Hoge Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 6.1 mi | 830 | 16.1 | 90.8% |
| Sgt William G Harrell Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 6.5 mi | 390 | 12.5 | 97.7% |
| Beatriz G Garza Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 6.7 mi | 919 | 17.6 | 78.6% |
| Santa Maria Middle School | Santa Maria ISD | 7.0 mi | 123 | 9.8 | 98.4% |
| W a Todd Middle School | Donna ISD | 7.5 mi | 670 | 14 | 91.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Progreso ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progreso Early Childhood | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 365 |
| Progreso Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 262 |
| Progreso High School | High | 9–12 | 431 |