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Schools in Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa Independent School District

Santa Rosa’s public schools score below 61% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

In Santa Rosa, 31% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Santa Rosa, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
41%
▼ 10 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 10 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▲ 42% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
874 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Rosa’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 219 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Santa Rosa’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Santa Rosa’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,184 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Jo Nelson Middle, then Santa Rosa H S. 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 Rosa’s grade

C Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (219)Better than 55%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 520 test results and a graduating class of 75 could put Santa Rosa anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Santa Rosa’s students in the tested grades sat them (516 in math, 523 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Elma E Barrera ElSanta Rosa Independent School DistrictC−
6–8Jo Nelson MiddleSanta Rosa Independent School DistrictC−
9–12Santa Rosa H SSanta Rosa Independent School DistrictC+

Santa Rosa’s public schools are run by Santa Rosa 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 Rosa Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 874 students · 10.7 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$18,184TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 523 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.9% · 516 students tested

Santa Rosa vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Santa RosaC+Santa Rosa Independent

Every school in Santa Rosa

3 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 Rosaby address
Elma E Barrera El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
377 students12:1Rate it →
Jo Nelson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
206 students10:1Rate it →
Santa Rosa H S
High · Grades 9–12
C+
291 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Rosa’s schools

Are Santa Rosa’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Santa Rosa children attend score below 61% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Santa Rosa in?

Santa Rosa Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 874 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Santa Rosa kids go to high school?

Santa Rosa H S, with 291 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Santa Rosa’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Santa Rosa Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Santa Rosa spend per student?

$18,184 in Santa Rosa 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.