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What's the one class at SANTA RITA MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,230
Middle
DISTRICT 1,140 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY HILL ISD·NCES 482742014042
Santa Rita Middle School
90 E SANTA RITA BLVD, LIBERTY HILL, TX 78642 · (512) 379-3380 · Williamson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,230 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Texas public middle schools
- A-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.
- DThree-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
18.8:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
189 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 428 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 413 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 389 | 32% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Rita Middle School
Santa Rita Middle School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rita Middle School this school | 1,230 | 15.4% | 56.0% |
| Jerry & Linda Moore Middle School CELINA | 1,219 | 16.4% | 57.1% |
| Artie L Henry Middle School CEDAR PARK | 1,347 | 16.8% | 61.5% |
| Knox Wiley Middle School LEANDER | 916 | 17.8% | 53.5% |
| STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 894 | 15.2% | 68.9% |
| Memorial Middle School HOUSTON | 1,236 | 10.0% | 81.7% |
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 Rita Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #331 of 1,635 | #11 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #497 of 1,670 ▼ 79 | #17 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #251 of 1,670 ▲ 36 | #12 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #177 of 1,570 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,230 | #107 of 1,749 | #6 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,469 of 1,542 | #31 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #184 of 1,543 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #1,594 of 1,648 | #26 of 30 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,230 | 65.4 | 18.8:1 | 15% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 1,023 | 59.7 | 17.1:1 | 14% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 52.5 | 16.6:1 | 14% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Rita Middle School.
About Santa Rita Middle School
Santa Rita Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in LIBERTY HILL, Texas. The school counts 1,230 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
LIBERTY HILL ISD oversees Santa Rita Middle School and 10 other schools, with 9,836 students in total.
The most common group at Santa Rita Middle School is White students, at 46%. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Williamson County, the White share is about 60%. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.8:1, with 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.5 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 15% of enrollment. Public schools in Williamson County average 29%.
Santa Rita Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Santa Rita Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.0% is 11.1 points below the 67.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Williamson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $111,340, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Williamson County has 208 public schools and roughly 126,147 students.
The nearest public school is Tierra Rosa Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Santa Rita Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIBERTY HILL ISD
- Liberty Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Liberty Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Rancho Sienna Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Bill Burden Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Louine Noble Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
Other schools in LIBERTY HILL
- Liberty Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Liberty Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Bill Burden Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Louine Noble Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Liberty Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Tierra Rosa Elementary School0.2 mi · 715
- Santa Rita Elementary School0.9 mi · 745
- San Gabriel Elementary School1.5 mi · 322
- Rancho Sienna Elementary School1.6 mi · 770
- Bar W Elementary School2.0 mi · 615
- Larkspur Elementary School2.0 mi · 834
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Rita Middle SchoolHow large is Santa Rita Middle School?
Santa Rita Middle School enrolls approximately 1,230 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Santa Rita Middle School serve?
Santa Rita Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Rita Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Rita Middle School is approximately 18.8:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Santa Rita Middle School?
At Santa Rita Middle School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Santa Rita Middle School in?
Santa Rita Middle School is part of LIBERTY HILL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.