Santa Gertrudis School, Kingsville TX

Original Research by School Decision on Santa Gertrudis School

Santa Gertrudis School serves grades pre-K through eighth grade in Kingsville, a mixed-use small city about forty miles southwest of Corpus Christi shaped by education, ranching, healthcare, and military presence. The school enrolls a student body that is substantially Hispanic, with smaller populations of white, Asian, and other students. A notable share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's state assessment results show uneven performance across grade levels and subjects. In English language arts, the school performs solidly: seventh and eighth graders reach proficiency at high rates, while results in fourth through sixth grades remain strong. Third grade shows lower proficiency in ELA, though still respectable. Math presents a different picture. Third and seventh graders perform reasonably well, while fourth, fifth, and sixth grades dip noticeably below the third-grade result. Eighth grade recovers to solid proficiency. Science testing is limited to grades five and eight; fifth-grade results are notably weak, while eighth grade rebounds to strong proficiency. Eighth grade social studies proficiency falls in the middle range.

Across tested subjects at the approaches level (the lowest proficiency tier), the school consistently exceeds seventy percent, suggesting most students show at least foundational understanding. The gap widens when looking at the meets level, where about half of students across all subjects demonstrate grade-appropriate skill. Mastery-level attainment is modest, ranging from twenty percent in math to around forty percent in ELA.

When positioned against other districts in Kleberg County, Santa Gertrudis School sits at the top quartile for overall proficiency. This positioning reflects strength relative to its county neighbors, though a parent may want to look into why math results in the middle elementary grades lag behind the school's own third-grade baseline and its strong seventh-grade result.

The school's setting in Kingsville carries particular texture. The city's economy centers on Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the sprawling King Ranch, Naval Air Station Kingsville, and healthcare. Housing values are modest; rental costs have climbed recently. The downtown district, anchored by the historic Kleberg County Courthouse and a restored depot, offers walkable commercial and civic life, though most residential and commercial development is highway-oriented. Population has been roughly flat to slightly declining, though development projects underway include a single-family housing expansion in nearby Somerset and a major industrial initiative expected to bring both construction and permanent jobs to the region.

The school itself is located on Santa Rosa Street in Kingsville proper, making it accessible to the city center rather than isolated on a separate campus as some area institutions are. Data on staffing, discipline, attendance, course pathways, and English learner enrollment were not available; a parent may want to request those details directly from the school. No trend data across multiple years was provided, so whether the mid-grade math dip reflects a sustained pattern or a single-year fluctuation cannot be determined from this snapshot.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 758%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 26 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 788%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 39 pts above state median

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 33 pts above state median

Science

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 41 pts above state median

This schoolSANTA GERTRUDIS 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-income53%Higher-income71%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income58%Higher-income71%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income79%12 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income76%Higher-income69%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income86%Higher-income89%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income89%Higher-income87%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income67%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income54%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income50%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income46%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income57%Higher-income58%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income71%Higher-income67%4 pp gap