Progreso Independent School District is a public
school district
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based in
Progreso,
Texas
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(
USA
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).
In addition to Progreso, the district also serves the city of
Progreso Lakes.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable
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The Texas Education Agency's college readiness performance data shows that only 4% (5 out of 98 students) of the graduates of the class of 2010 of the Progreso school district met TEA's average performance criterion on SAT or ACT college admission tests.
Schools
*Progreso High School (Grades 9-12)
**The school mascot is the
red ant
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(the only school in Texas with this mascot)
*Dorothy Thompson Middle School (Grades 6-8)
*Progreso Elementary School (Grades 1-6)
*Progreso Early Childhood Center (Grades PK-K)
References
External links
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{{Region 1 School Districts in Texas
School districts in Hidalgo County, Texas