Santa Anna El, Santa Anna TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Santa Anna El

Santa Anna Elementary serves the youngest students in Santa Anna Independent School District, a small rural district in Coleman County, Texas. The school enrolls about a hundred students in the full span from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.

On state assessments, the school's results show a pattern of low proficiency. In English language arts, reading proficiency ranges from about a quarter of sixth graders and about a third of fifth graders scoring at proficient or advanced levels, to about a quarter of third graders. Fourth grade performs strongest in reading, with about two-fifths of students proficient or above. In mathematics, performance is notably weaker. In third, fifth, and sixth grades, only a small fraction of students score at proficient or advanced levels. Fourth grade again performs best, though still with only about a quarter of students proficient or above. Science testing, available only for fifth grade, shows one of the school's lowest proficiency rates. Across all tested subjects, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint among districts in Coleman County, though the absolute levels of proficiency remain low. Parents may want to look into this further with the school, particularly around what support systems are in place for students who fall below proficiency and what specific instructional approaches the school uses.

All students at Santa Anna Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is roughly split between white students, Hispanic students, and a small number of Black students, with a very small number of students of two or more races. The school did not report counts or rates for students with disabilities or English learners, so the composition of these populations is not available.

Santa Anna is a compact rural town at the base of Santa Anna Peak, with a small downtown business district that is experiencing modest recent activity. The town has experienced long-term population decline from its mid-twentieth-century peak, though recent estimates show stabilization around the low-single-digit thousands, with some projection of slow growth. Most residents own their homes, and housing values in the area are substantially below state and national benchmarks. The town's historical identity rested on ranching, cotton, and railroad shipping; the economy now reflects agriculture, oil, and small tourism and artisan business. The Santa Anna ISD operates two campuses, elementary and secondary, both located within the compact town footprint rather than on outlying sites.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 314%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 26 pts below state median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 27 pts below state median

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 9 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 21 pts below state median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 13 pts below state median

This schoolSANTA ANNA ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income29%0 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income83%58 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income22%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income33%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income21%Higher-income0%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income50%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income25%Higher-income0%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income17%13 pp gap