Schools in Midway South · Weslaco Independent School District, Donna Independent School District
Midway South’s public schools score below 88% of Texas districts
The public schools Midway South’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
7%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 26 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 2 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 2% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief
The short version on Midway South’s schools
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 678 Texas towns with similar household incomes, Midway South still scores better than just 7%. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With 22 elementary, eight middle and four high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the two towns on its borders, Midway South ranks 2nd of 3. Weslaco (C) is graded higher. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
The School Grade
How Midway South compares
D Test scoresC− Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (678)Better than 7%
High confidence. Built on 8,886 tested students and a graduating class of 1,260; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Texas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Midway South (some depend on your address).
22 schools teach Pre-K in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Memorial El, Dr. R E Margo El, Cleckler/Heald El and Airport El and more.
22 schools teach K in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Memorial El, Dr. R E Margo El, Cleckler/Heald El and Airport El and more.
23 schools teach 1st grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Memorial El, Dr. R E Margo El, Cleckler/Heald El and Airport El and more.
23 schools teach 2nd grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Memorial El, Dr. R E Margo El, Cleckler/Heald El and Airport El and more.
22 schools teach 3rd grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Memorial El, Dr. R E Margo El, Cleckler/Heald El and Airport El and more.
22 schools teach 4th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Memorial El, Dr. R E Margo El, Cleckler/Heald El and Airport El and more.
22 schools teach 5th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Memorial El, Dr. R E Margo El, Cleckler/Heald El and Airport El and more.
8 schools teach 6th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Central Middle, Beatriz G Garza Middle, Veterans Middle and Mary Hoge Middle and more.
8 schools teach 7th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Central Middle, Beatriz G Garza Middle, Veterans Middle and Mary Hoge Middle and more.
8 schools teach 8th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Central Middle, Beatriz G Garza Middle, Veterans Middle and Mary Hoge Middle and more.
4 schools teach 9th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Weslaco H S, Weslaco East H S, Donna H S and Donna North H S.
4 schools teach 10th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Weslaco H S, Weslaco East H S, Donna H S and Donna North H S.
4 schools teach 11th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Weslaco H S, Weslaco East H S, Donna H S and Donna North H S.
4 schools teach 12th grade in Midway South’s district. Which one depends on your address: Weslaco H S, Weslaco East H S, Donna H S and Donna North H S.
The path, start to finish
PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Midway South
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenCommunity college · For-profit · Harlingen
21.7 mi437 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Midway South. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.