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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE ISD·NCES 483927008789
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School
4131 WARPATH, SANTA FE, TX 77510 · (409) 925-9604 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
380 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School→Santa Fe Junior High School
Based on grade levels within SANTA FE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dan J Kubacak Elementary School
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan J Kubacak Elementary School this school | 730 | 52.1% | 56.4% |
| Springtown Elementary School SPRINGTOWN | 680 | 55.1% | 46.3% |
| Sabine Elementary School KILGORE | 618 | 55.2% | 42.0% |
| Nichols Sawmill Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 671 | 46.1% | 58.6% |
| William F Barnett Elementary School SANTA FE | 640 | 56.1% | 58.4% |
| Gatesville Elementary School GATESVILLE | 606 | 56.4% | 56.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dan J Kubacak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #973 of 4,401 | #19 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,543 of 4,466 ▼ 55 | #26 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,571 of 4,466 ▼ 808 | #22 of 45 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,415 of 3,998 | #19 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #745 of 4,938 | #8 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,064 of 4,622 | #29 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #2,800 of 4,628 | #45 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #3,495 of 4,789 | #33 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.3% | #365 of 2,838 | #5 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
730
+61 (+9%) vs 2020
+53% since 2000-01, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 730 | 46.5 | 15.7:1 | 52% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 42.2 | 16.8:1 | 57% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 41.5 | 16.5:1 | 56% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 58% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 1,094 | 60.9 | 18.0:1 | 45% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 1,048 | 59 | 17.8:1 | 37% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 41% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 27% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dan J Kubacak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,094 to 730); teachers down 24% (60.9 to 46.5).
About Dan J Kubacak Elementary School
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in SANTA FE, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 730 students. That is 41% bigger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up SANTA FE ISD (4,310 students in total).
More than half of the students at Dan J Kubacak Elementary School are White (69%). Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 60% White among all Galveston County residents. The diversity index for Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School reported 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.7:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. There are 380 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 52% of enrollment.
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is 4.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 56.4%. Predicted: 51.5%.
The school's county is Galveston County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $86,105, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Galveston County's 95 public schools enroll about 62,767 students and include Dan J Kubacak Elementary School.
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Santa Fe Junior High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 730, up from 669 in 2020-21.
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA FE ISD
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- Santa Fe Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,003 students
- William F Barnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Roy J Wollam Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Coastal Alternative ProgramHigh · 4 students
- Galveston Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
Other schools in SANTA FE
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- Santa Fe Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,003 students
- William F Barnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Roy J Wollam Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Coastal Alternative Program (cap)High · 7 students
- Coastal Alternative ProgramHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Fe Junior High School0.1 mi · 1,003
- Coastal Alternative Program (cap)0.3 mi · 7
- Coastal Alternative Program (cap)0.3 mi · 4
- Coastal Alternative Program0.3 mi · 4
- Roy J Wollam Elementary School0.7 mi · 618
- William F Barnett Elementary School1.8 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Dan J Kubacak Elementary SchoolHow large is Dan J Kubacak Elementary School?
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dan J Kubacak Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dan J Kubacak Elementary School have?
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Dan J Kubacak Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dan J Kubacak Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dan J Kubacak Elementary School in?
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is part of SANTA FE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.