Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD·NCES 483930007019
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School
1055 W SANTA GERTRUDIS, KINGSVILLE, TX 78363 · (361) 384-5041 · Kleberg County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test 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.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
162 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 104 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 22% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 GERTRUDIS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +78.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 78 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 50.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 37.0% | 34.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | N/A |
% 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Gertrudis Academy High School
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Gertrudis Academy High School this school | 393 | 41.2% | 67.6% |
| Sonora Secondary School SONORA | 278 | 42.1% | 41.6% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy SAN ANTONIO | 534 | 44.4% | 76.6% |
| Stanton High School STANTON | 328 | 40.5% | 46.7% |
| George H W Bush New Tech Odessa ODESSA | 414 | 50.0% | 68.7% |
| Monahans High School MONAHANS | 624 | 41.3% | 48.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Gertrudis Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #288 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #263 of 1,425 ▲ 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #217 of 1,425 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #1,030 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #821 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #1,023 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #1,181 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #392 of 672 |
Ranked against other public high 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
393
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
+147% since 2000-01, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 393 | 25.4 | 15.5:1 | 41% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 25.8 | 14.8:1 | 37% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 26.1 | 14.8:1 | 43% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 23.1 | 15.6:1 | 40% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 40% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 25 | 8.1:1 | 51% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 159 | 19 | 8.4:1 | 59% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Gertrudis Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (360 to 393); teachers up 10% (23.1 to 25.4).
About Santa Gertrudis Academy High School
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School sits in KINGSVILLE, Texas, and is classified as a high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 393 students. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School is part of a district of 2 schools: SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD, with 826 students.
Most students at Santa Gertrudis Academy High School are Hispanic: 82% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White. The county population is about 71% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Santa Gertrudis Academy High School comes in at 30%.
Federal staffing data show 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Santa Gertrudis Academy High School and a ratio of 15.5:1. High schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. On average, public schools in Kleberg County report 70%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Santa Gertrudis Academy High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.6% is 11.5 points above the 56.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Kleberg County, median household income is about $61,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Santa Gertrudis Academy High School is among the 13 public schools in Kleberg County.
The shortest distance from Santa Gertrudis Academy High School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Santa Gertrudis School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Santa Gertrudis Academy High School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Santa Gertrudis Academy High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 360 in 2020-21 and 393 in 2024-25, a gain of 33 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kleberg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,579
Census ACS
Median income
$61,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD
- Santa Gertrudis SchoolElementary · 433 students
Other schools in KINGSVILLE
- H M King High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- Harvey Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Gillett Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Ricardo Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Santa Gertrudis SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Perez Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Gertrudis School0.8 mi · 433
- Harrel Elementary School0.8 mi · 311
- Gillett Middle School2.0 mi · 455
- Jubilee Kingsville2.1 mi · 302
- Harvey Elementary School2.1 mi · 486
- Perez Elementary School2.4 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Gertrudis Academy High SchoolHow many students attend Santa Gertrudis Academy High School?
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Santa Gertrudis Academy High School serve?
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Santa Gertrudis Academy High School have?
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Santa Gertrudis Academy High School?
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School reports a student body of 15% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Santa Gertrudis Academy High School public or private?
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.