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DAN J KUBACAK EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DAN J KUBACAK EL
DAN J KUBACAK EL is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in SANTA FE, Texas, overseen by SANTA FE ISD, caters to 730 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 41% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
Across the 7 schools in SANTA FE ISD (4,310 students total), DAN J KUBACAK EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, DAN J KUBACAK EL lists that White students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, DAN J KUBACAK EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, DAN J KUBACAK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 55.0%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Galveston County shows median household income runs about $86,105, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Galveston County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), of which DAN J KUBACAK EL is one.
The closest other public school is SANTA FE J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DAN J KUBACAK EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.4%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DAN J KUBACAK EL has ticked down 33%, going from 1,094 students in 2018 to 730 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.
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