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Enrollment
1,003
Middle
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE ISD·NCES 483927004475
Santa Fe Junior High School
4132 WARPATH AVE, SANTA FE, TX 77510 · (409) 925-9304 · Galveston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,003 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Texas public middle 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.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
505 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 325 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 320 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 358 | 36% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SANTA FE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 29.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Junior High School
Santa Fe Junior High School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Junior High School this school | 1,003 | 50.3% | 40.4% |
| Lampasas Middle School LAMPASAS | 806 | 49.4% | 51.8% |
| Tison Middle School WEATHERFORD | 834 | 45.3% | 44.3% |
| Hall Middle School WEATHERFORD | 934 | 44.3% | 46.3% |
| E J Moss Intermediate School LINDALE | 1,082 | 46.1% | 63.2% |
| McCarroll Middle School DECATUR | 838 | 45.5% | 45.0% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #922 of 1,635 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #873 of 1,670 ▲ 189 | #10 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #627 of 1,670 ▲ 95 | #7 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #439 of 1,570 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,003 | #275 of 1,749 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,318 of 1,542 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #969 of 1,543 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #1,140 of 1,648 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #761 of 942 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,003
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,003 | 58.7 | 17.1:1 | 50% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 1,012 | 65.3 | 15.5:1 | 50% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 65.8 | 15.3:1 | 52% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 1,030 | 61 | 16.9:1 | 49% (508) |
| 2017-18 | 1,066 | 58.4 | 18.3:1 | 37% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 32% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 33% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 19% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 39 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Fe Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,066 to 1,003); teachers unchanged (58.4 to 58.7).
About Santa Fe Junior High School
Santa Fe Junior High School is a large middle school in SANTA FE ISD, located in SANTA FE, Texas. The student body numbers 1,003 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 56% above that.
The SANTA FE ISD system has 7 schools and 4,310 students.
White students make up a majority at Santa Fe Junior High School, at 67%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 58.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.1:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Santa Fe Junior High School is 50%.
Santa Fe Junior High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.2%. Santa Fe Junior High School scores 40.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Galveston County, the median household income is $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Galveston County is home to 95 public schools and about 62,767 public school students.
Dan J Kubacak Elementary School is the public school closest to Santa Fe Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Santa Fe Junior High School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 40.4% versus a 56.3% average.
NCES describes the area around Santa Fe Junior High School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 1,003 students in 2024-25, 27 fewer than the 1,030 it had in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA FE ISD
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- Dan J Kubacak Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- William F Barnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Roy J Wollam Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Coastal Alternative ProgramHigh · 4 students
- Galveston Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
Other schools in SANTA FE
- Santa Fe High SchoolHigh · 1,314 students
- Dan J Kubacak Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- William F Barnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Roy J Wollam Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Coastal Alternative Program (cap)High · 7 students
- Coastal Alternative ProgramHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Dan J Kubacak Elementary School0.1 mi · 730
- Coastal Alternative Program (cap)0.3 mi · 4
- Coastal Alternative Program0.3 mi · 4
- Coastal Alternative Program (cap)0.3 mi · 7
- Roy J Wollam Elementary School0.8 mi · 618
- William F Barnett Elementary School1.9 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Fe Junior High SchoolHow large is Santa Fe Junior High School?
Santa Fe Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,003 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Santa Fe Junior High School serve?
Santa Fe Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Fe Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Fe Junior High School is approximately 17.1:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santa Fe Junior High School?
Student demographics at Santa Fe Junior High School are roughly 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Santa Fe Junior High School public or private?
Santa Fe Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANTA FE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.