Photo: Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0Santa Fe’s public schools outscore 58% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Santa Fe, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Santa Fe’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 420 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Santa Fe’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,404 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Santa Fe J H, then Santa Fe H S. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Arcadia First Baptist Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Santa Fe’s grade
B: better than 58% of Texas school districts, #239 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Santa Fe, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Santa Fe · depends on your address
Dan J Kubacak El
Grades PK–5 · 730 students · 16:1 students per teacher
William F Barnett El
Grades PK–5 · 640 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Roy J Wollam El
Grades PK–5 · 618 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Santa Fe · depends on your address
Dan J Kubacak El
Grades PK–5 · 730 students · 16:1 students per teacher
William F Barnett El
Grades PK–5 · 640 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Roy J Wollam El
Grades PK–5 · 618 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Santa Fe · depends on your address
Dan J Kubacak El
Grades PK–5 · 730 students · 16:1 students per teacher
William F Barnett El
Grades PK–5 · 640 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Roy J Wollam El
Grades PK–5 · 618 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Santa Fe · depends on your address
Dan J Kubacak El
Grades PK–5 · 730 students · 16:1 students per teacher
William F Barnett El
Grades PK–5 · 640 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Roy J Wollam El
Grades PK–5 · 618 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Santa Fe · depends on your address
Dan J Kubacak El
Grades PK–5 · 730 students · 16:1 students per teacher
William F Barnett El
Grades PK–5 · 640 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Roy J Wollam El
Grades PK–5 · 618 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Santa Fe · depends on your address
Dan J Kubacak El
Grades PK–5 · 730 students · 16:1 students per teacher
William F Barnett El
Grades PK–5 · 640 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Roy J Wollam El
Grades PK–5 · 618 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Santa Fe · depends on your address
Dan J Kubacak El
Grades PK–5 · 730 students · 16:1 students per teacher
William F Barnett El
Grades PK–5 · 640 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Roy J Wollam El
Grades PK–5 · 618 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Santa Fe
Santa Fe J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,003 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Santa Fe
Santa Fe J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,003 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Santa Fe
Santa Fe J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,003 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Santa Fe
Santa Fe H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,314 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Santa Fe
Santa Fe H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,314 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Santa Fe
Santa Fe H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,314 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Santa Fe
Santa Fe H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,314 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Santa Fe’s public schools are run by Santa Fe 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.
Close to the state in reading
Santa Fe vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Santa Fe’s borders.
Every school in Santa Fe
6 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).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Coastal Alternative Program (CAP), Coastal Alternative Program and Coastal Alternative Program (CAP)).
Questions about Santa Fe’s schools
Are Santa Fe’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Santa Fe children attend outscore 58% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #239 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Santa Fe in?
Santa Fe Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,310 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Santa Fe kids go to high school?
Santa Fe H S, with 1,314 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Santa Fe’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Santa Fe Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Santa Fe spend per student?
$12,404 in Santa Fe Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Santa Fe?
Yes: Arcadia First Baptist Christian School (religious, grades K–11, 111 students).
Parents talk
What Santa Fe families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Santa Fe → They have their own page.
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.