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Which teacher or staff member at SANTA FE EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEBURNE ISD·NCES 481431011903
Santa Fe Elementary School
1601 E HENDERSON, CLEBURNE, TX 76031 · (817) 202-2300 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- C-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
12.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
324 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 58 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 29% larger than its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 CLEBURNE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Fe Elementary School
Santa Fe Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Elementary School this school | 382 | 84.8% | 36.2% |
| Lawndale Elementary School AMARILLO | 352 | 86.9% | 33.8% |
| Littlefield Primary School LITTLEFIELD | 329 | 83.0% | N/A |
| Irving Elementary School CLEBURNE | 405 | 80.2% | 37.9% |
| Southwest Elementary School BELTON | 415 | 81.9% | 23.8% |
| Nixon Smiley Elementary School SMILEY | 438 | 80.4% | 44.1% |
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 Fe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #3,049 of 4,401 | #25 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,525 of 4,466 ▼ 89 | #29 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,539 of 4,466 ▲ 26 | #29 of 33 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #836 of 3,998 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #3,630 of 4,938 | #29 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #466 of 4,622 | #1 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #2,467 of 4,628 | #26 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,571 of 4,789 | #2 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #2,609 of 2,838 | #19 of 21 |
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
382
+35 (+10%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 382 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 85% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 33.7 | 11.2:1 | 83% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 31.6 | 12.9:1 | 91% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 88% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 30.7 | 12.8:1 | 91% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 88% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 91% (459) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Fe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (394 to 382); teachers up 1% (30.7 to 31).
About Santa Fe Elementary School
Santa Fe Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in CLEBURNE, Texas. It had 382 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
CLEBURNE ISD enrolls 6,877 students, and its 11 schools include Santa Fe Elementary School.
The student body at Santa Fe Elementary School is 66% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% White, 3% Black, 3% Pacific Islander, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
There are 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at Santa Fe Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A total of 324 students, or 85%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 34 points above the 51% average for public schools in Johnson County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Santa Fe Elementary School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Santa Fe Elementary School is 1.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 36.2%. Predicted: 37.5%.
In Johnson County, home to about 195,597 people, the median household earns about $84,859 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Johnson County number 77, with about 39,004 students.
Irving Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from Santa Fe Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Santa Fe Elementary School places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Santa Fe Elementary School had a net gain of 35 students, or 10%.
The allk12 page for Santa Fe Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEBURNE ISD
- Cleburne High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Ad Wheat Middle SchoolMiddle · 998 students
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 958 students
- Cooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Gerard Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Other schools in CLEBURNE
- Cleburne High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Ad Wheat Middle SchoolMiddle · 998 students
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 958 students
- Cooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Gerard Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Other Santa Fe Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Santa Fe Elementary. Santa Fe Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,072 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryPorterville, CA · 809 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 698 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolMoore, OK · 414 students
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Irving Elementary School1.2 mi · 405
- Clearfork Academy South1.6 mi · 31
- Adams Elementary School1.6 mi · 379
- Team School1.9 mi · 65
- Cooke Elementary School2.5 mi · 501
- Coleman Elementary School2.8 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Fe Elementary SchoolHow large is Santa Fe Elementary School?
Santa Fe Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-04.
Is Santa Fe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Santa Fe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Santa Fe Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Santa Fe Elementary School.
How diverse is Santa Fe Elementary School?
Santa Fe Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Santa Fe Elementary School?
Santa Fe Elementary School is overseen by CLEBURNE ISD in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.