SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL

Set in KINGSVILLE, Texas, SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL is a low-enrollment primary school, one of the schools within SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD. It hosts 433 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 2 schools in SANTA GERTRUDIS ISD (826 students total), SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder breaks down as 17% White, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Kleberg County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kleberg County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,292, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Kleberg County (combined enrollment of about 4,746 students).

Nearest neighbor: SANTA GERTRUDIS ACADEMY H S, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 31.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. SANTA GERTRUDIS SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 393 (now 433). Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 78% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.