SANTA FE EL

As a substantial elementary-level community in CLEVELAND, Texas, SANTA FE EL hosts 1,072 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within CLEVELAND ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 107% larger than typical.

SANTA FE EL is one of 11 schools operated by CLEVELAND ISD, a district that works with 12,513 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SANTA FE EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SANTA FE EL has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Liberty County (around 80%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, SANTA FE EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 31.3%; this one comes in at 16.6%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Liberty County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,703, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Liberty County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,599 students), of which SANTA FE EL is one.

The closest other public school is SANTA FE MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SANTA FE EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 18.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

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