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What's something SAENZ EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALICE ISD·NCES 480780000099
Saenz Elementary School
800 S JOHNSON ST, ALICE, TX 78332 · (361) 664-4981 · Jim Wells County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
20.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
445 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within ALICE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +60.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +50.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 60 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 50 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Saenz Elementary School
Saenz Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saenz Elementary School this school | 471 | 94.5% | 44.0% |
| Dubose Elementary School ALICE | 483 | 95.0% | 41.5% |
| Hector P Garcia Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 474 | 93.2% | 22.1% |
| Five Palms Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 444 | 95.0% | 26.3% |
| Madison Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 457 | 95.0% | 28.1% |
| Crenshaw Elementary School CHANNELVIEW | 482 | 95.0% | 24.6% |
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 Saenz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jim Wells County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,070 of 4,401 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,724 of 4,466 ▼ 685 | #3 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,415 of 4,466 ▲ 783 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,115 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #2,807 of 4,938 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #4,493 of 4,622 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #3,985 of 4,628 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #575 of 4,789 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #1,605 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
471
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 471 | 22.6 | 20.8:1 | 94% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 88% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 30.3 | 17.6:1 | 88% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 93% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 94% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 94% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 90% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 84% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 24 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saenz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (553 to 471); teachers down 25% (30 to 22.6).
About Saenz Elementary School
Saenz Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in ALICE, Texas, one of the schools in ALICE ISD. School enrollment was 471 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
The 6 schools in ALICE ISD enroll 4,297 students altogether, Saenz Elementary School among them.
Saenz Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 93% Hispanic. It is also 6% White. For comparison, the population of Jim Wells County is roughly 80% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Saenz Elementary School comes in at 13%.
A ratio of 20.8:1 comes from the school's 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 94% of students at Saenz Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 11 points above the 83% average for public schools in Jim Wells County.
Saenz Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Saenz Elementary School, the prediction is 33.3% and the result is 44.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jim Wells County, median household income is about $51,896, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Saenz Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Jim Wells County, which together enroll about 7,302 students.
The shortest distance from Saenz Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Noonan Elementary School. The five-mile area around Saenz Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 41.5% proficiency; Saenz Elementary School posts 44.0%.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students grew from 444 to 471 over 4 years. The school's ratio rose from 17.1:1 to 20.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jim Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,850
Census ACS
Median income
$51,896
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALICE ISD
- Alice High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Schallert Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Noonan Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Dubose Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other schools in ALICE
- Alice High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Schallert Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Noonan Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Dubose Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Noonan Elementary School0.8 mi · 523
- Adams Middle School1.2 mi · 933
- Dubose Elementary School1.4 mi · 483
- Schallert Elementary School1.6 mi · 592
- Alice High School2.0 mi · 1,295
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School6.5 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Saenz Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Saenz Elementary School?
Saenz Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Saenz Elementary School serve?
Saenz Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Saenz Elementary School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Saenz Elementary School.
How diverse is Saenz Elementary School?
Saenz Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Saenz Elementary School?
Saenz Elementary School is overseen by ALICE ISD in Jim Wells County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.