SANTA RITA EL

SANTA RITA EL is one of the small primary schools in SAN ANGELO, Texas, run under SAN ANGELO ISD, with 357 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SAN ANGELO ISD comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 13,448 students; SANTA RITA EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, SANTA RITA EL shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 44% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Tom Green County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, SANTA RITA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.2%; this one delivers 65.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Tom Green County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,370 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tom Green County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,896 students), SANTA RITA EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TEXASWORKS - SAN ANGELO, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SANTA RITA EL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

SANTA RITA EL operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SANTA RITA EL has shrank 8%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 56% to 49% over that span.

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