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Santa Anna Elementary School

701 BOWIE ST, SANTA ANNA, TX 76878 · (325) 348-3138 · Coleman County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Texas public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
146
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
110 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2618%
Kindergarten118%
Grade 11812%
Grade 21510%
Grade 31913%
Grade 41812%
Grade 52114%
Grade 61812%

This year's kindergarten class (11) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (18).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
9666%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
3625%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
75%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
64%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
7149%
Female
7551%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Santa Anna Elementary School→Santa Anna Secondary
Based on grade levels within SANTA ANNA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
13.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -26.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 26 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading10.0%25.0%25.0%40.0%
Mathematics2.0%11.0%29.0%58.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2635.0%13.0%
2024-2536.0%19.0%
2023-2441.0%39.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Santa Anna Elementary School

Santa Anna Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Santa Anna Elementary School this school14675.3%29.9%
Sharon A Richardson Elementary School
GILMER
14173.8%28.1%
Ranger Elementary School
RANGER
15173.5%21.2%
Yantis Elementary School
YANTIS
15571.6%37.0%
Campbell Elementary School
CAMPBELL
14179.4%24.7%
Leggett Elementary School
LEGGETT
13174.0%28.1%
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 Santa Anna Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.9%#3,670 of 4,401
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.0%#4,446 of 4,466
▼ 102
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#4,076 of 4,466
▼ 215
Enrollment
ranked largest first
146#4,757 of 4,938
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
75.3%#2,259 of 4,789
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 2024-25
Enrollment
146
+10 (+7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2514611.912.3:175% (110)
2023-2414611.812.4:1100% (146)
2022-2315510.714.5:199% (154)
2020-211361211.3:198% (133)
2017-1814811.113.3:177% (114)
2015-161581114.4:179% (125)
2010-111601016.0:171% (114)
2000-01121815.1:164% (77)
1990-911881512.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Anna Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (148 to 146); teachers up 7% (11.1 to 11.9).

About Santa Anna Elementary School

Santa Anna Elementary School, a very small elementary school, is located in SANTA ANNA, Texas. Enrollment totals 146 students across pre-K through 6. The school is 72% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.

SANTA ANNA ISD has 259 students in 2 schools, and Santa Anna Elementary School is one of those schools.

Federal enrollment data show Santa Anna Elementary School is 66% White. Next come 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 78% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.

Its staff includes 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Santa Anna Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 75%. Among public schools in Coleman County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.

On the allk12 Grade, Santa Anna Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Texas public elementary schools.

Santa Anna Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.9% is 11.6 points below the 41.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Coleman County, home to about 7,833 people, the median household earns about $49,159 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 6 public schools and about 1,218 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Santa Anna Secondary, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Santa Anna Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 136 to 146, a 7% increase.

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Coleman County at a glance

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Population
7,833
Census ACS
Median income
$49,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,218 students

Quick facts

School name
Santa Anna Elementary School
District
SANTA ANNA ISD
Address
701 BOWIE ST, SANTA ANNA, TX 76878
Phone
(325) 348-3138
County
Coleman County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
146
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
110 (75%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483921004470
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Santa Anna Elementary School
How large is Santa Anna Elementary School?
Santa Anna Elementary School enrolls approximately 146 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Santa Anna Elementary School serve?
Santa Anna Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Santa Anna Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Santa Anna Elementary School.
How diverse is Santa Anna Elementary School?
Santa Anna Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Santa Anna Elementary School?
Santa Anna Elementary School is overseen by SANTA ANNA ISD in Coleman County.
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