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C+
Schools in Santa Anna · Santa Anna Independent School District

Santa Anna’s public schools score below 62% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 32% of Santa Anna’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Santa Anna, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 1 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 34% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
259 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Anna’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 429 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Santa Anna’s, its schools beat 45%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,158 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Santa Anna Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Santa Anna’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 38% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (429)Better than 45%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 128 test results could put Santa Anna anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Santa Anna’s students in the tested grades sat them (126 in math, 130 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Santa Anna, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Santa Anna ElSanta Anna Independent School DistrictD
7–12Santa Anna SecondarySanta Anna Independent School DistrictB−

Santa Anna’s public schools are run by Santa Anna Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Santa Anna Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 259 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,158TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 130 students tested
Math32%
State average 40.9% · 126 students tested

Santa Anna vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Santa Anna’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Santa AnnaC+Santa Anna Independent

Every school in Santa Anna

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Santa Annaby address
Santa Anna El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
146 students12:1Rate it →
Santa Anna Secondary
High · Grades 7–12
B−
113 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Anna’s schools

Are Santa Anna’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Santa Anna children attend score below 62% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Santa Anna in?

Santa Anna Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 259 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Santa Anna spend per student?

$17,158 in Santa Anna Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.