Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Donna ISD: B

Total students

666

Avg. teacher experience

9.9 years

Donna ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Donna ISD: 92.1%

Statewide: 90%

Dora M Sauceda Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Donna, TX, in the Donna ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 666 students. 91.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 68.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,245, which is $642 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.donnaisd.net

Address

520 N Vly View Rd
Donna, TX 78537-2799

Office phone number

(956) 464-1360

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Dora M Sauceda Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

666

African American

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

663 (99.5%)

Donna ISD: 99.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (0.3%)

Donna ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

99.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.3%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

91.7 %

Donna ISD: 82.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

99.7 %

Donna ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

68.6 %

Donna ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

91.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

99.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

68.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

68.3 %

Donna ISD: 57%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.9 %

Donna ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.1 %

Donna ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

68.3%

Gifted and talented

5.9%

Special education

14.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Donna ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Donna ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Donna ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Donna ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

18.8 %

Donna ISD: 21%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Donna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Donna ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Donna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

18.7 %

Donna ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Donna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Donna ISD: 50%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Donna ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

62.6

African American

1 (1.6%)

Donna ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

58.8 (93.9%)

Donna ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2.8 (4.5%)

Donna ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

51.8 (82.6%)

Donna ISD: 80.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.9 (17.4%)

Donna ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Donna ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

10.6

Donna ISD: 13.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

9.9 years

Donna ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$58,245

Donna ISD: $58,223

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,048

Donna ISD: $53,500

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,067

Donna ISD: $53,852

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,992

Donna ISD: $56,098

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,962

Donna ISD: $60,197

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,966

Donna ISD: $64,449

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$71,159

Donna ISD: $74,392

Statewide: $71,111

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