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Santa Fe Unit School

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Santa Fe Unit School ranks 510 th of 1009 Tennessee alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Alternative Schools

Better than 49% of Tennessee alternative schools

Summary

Santa Fe Unit School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Santa Fe, Tennessee, part of the Maury County school district, which is ranked 95 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 525 students, Santa Fe Unit School has outperformed the district and state on several key metrics.

The school has had strong 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 85.9% to 96.8% over the past few years, higher than the Maury County district average. Santa Fe Unit School also outperforms the district and state on many TNReady test metrics, especially in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Social Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, Santa Fe Unit is projected to have 43.1% proficiency in Math compared to 35.1% for Maury County and 42.2% for Tennessee. Additionally, the school has lower dropout rates than the district average, ranging from 5.4% to 8.6% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Culleoka Unit School and Hampshire Unit School, Santa Fe Unit School generally outperforms them on test scores, especially in Mathematics and English Language Arts. However, the spending per student at Santa Fe Unit School ($13,839 in 2023-2024) is higher than the nearby schools, indicating the school may need to optimize its resource allocation. Overall, Santa Fe Unit School appears to be a relatively strong-performing alternative school within its district, though the high chronic absenteeism rate is an area that needs to be addressed.

553

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,487

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2629 Santa Fe PIKE
Santa Fe, TN 38482

(931) 682-2172

District: Maury County

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 18 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

510^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

137^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 55 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

183^rd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Alternative Schools in the Maury County

95^th of 139Maury County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	510 of 1009	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	460 of 1018	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	526 of 1020	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	372 of 1000	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	303 of 983	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	365 of 985	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	380 of 997	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.0	463 of 646	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.0	503 of 855	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.3	582 of 853	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	608 of 846	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	553 of 820	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	589 of 818	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.1	383 of 809	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	484 of 986	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	477 of 990	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	507 of 989	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	308 of 975	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	226 of 945	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	319 of 926	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	64.2	223 of 853	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	380 of 823	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	436 of 877	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	521 of 984	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	456 of 991	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	542 of 987	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	440 of 980	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	440 of 941	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	369 of 916	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	53 of 618	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	561 of 840	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	517 of 847	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	612 of 852	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	415 of 844	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	396 of 844	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	421 of 812	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	386 of 841	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	137 of 583	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	227 of 587	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	207 of 594	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	186 of 569	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	235 of 576	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	194 of 574	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	232 of 563	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	22.3	320 of 362	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	385 of 492	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.5	403 of 485	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	395 of 475	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	281 of 466	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.0	340 of 462	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.9	256 of 435	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	129 of 546	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	181 of 554	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	140 of 560	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	199 of 552	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	238 of 538	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	162 of 529	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	445 of 510	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	432 of 495	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	366 of 483	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	174 of 481	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	154 of 550	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	267 of 560	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	285 of 557	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	180 of 540	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	204 of 529	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	172 of 523	67.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	158 of 492	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	249 of 504	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	245 of 503	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	224 of 500	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	275 of 496	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	193 of 484	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	247 of 481	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	183 of 389	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	103 of 392	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	86 of 384	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	79 of 358	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	100 of 347	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	113 of 342	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	87 of 341	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	21.5	236 of 273	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.1	159 of 351	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.1	201 of 300	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.5	234 of 296	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.9	130 of 285	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.4	71 of 269	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	64.0	103 of 273	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	88 of 267	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	135 of 365	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	78 of 365	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	119 of 366	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	83 of 350	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	135 of 340	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	97 of 337	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	218 of 368	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	116 of 366	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	68 of 359	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	95 of 332	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	146 of 329	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	194 of 323	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	117 of 326	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	96 of 325	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	94 of 312	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	111 of 306	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	141 of 301	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	108 of 307	64.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile-49 vs school

High school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies64%+15 vs state

English II61%+7 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

Biology I46%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Geometry40%+4 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

English I36%-4 vs state

Algebra II28%-7 vs state

Algebra I12%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Fe Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2629 Santa Fe PIKE	Santa Fe	38482	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 682-2172	525	41	12.9		472 (89.9%)	14 (2.7%)	21 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)	43.9	31.4	36.6	34.0	61.1	52.1	43.1	46.3	37.1	34.1	38.3	33.3	35.4	37.5	11.9	11.6	26.8		27.9	46.2		46.2	35.7	35.7	61.4	61.4		38.2	40.5	39.0	34.3	43.9	42.6	55.6	66.7	47.6	70.2	52.8	66.7	64.1	$13,487	$425	$12,232
Hampshire Unit School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4235 Old State RD	Hampshire	38461	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 285-2300	412	38	10.9		362 (87.9%)	12 (2.9%)	26 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)	57.1	26.5	36.7	22.5	29.4	37.9	34.7	57.1	32.4	40.0	50.0	35.3	41.4	43.1	23.1	19.4			5.3		41.7	37.9	25.9	24.1	43.3	43.3	45.8		46.2	42.9	44.1	30.0	45.0	38.2	44.8	41.1	42.5	41.2	48.3	43.7	$14,287	$408	$13,077
Culleoka Unit School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1921 Warrior LN	Culleoka	38451	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 987-2511	882	65	13.6		800 (90.7%)	16 (1.8%)	46 (5.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)								(n/a)	42.2	50.0	42.9	54.7	21.2	35.1	41.2	42.2	48.5	46.8	52.0	24.2	27.3	40.2	16.7	14.8	50.0	23.6	31.0	19.1		18.8	19.4	19.0	48.4	48.4	7.1		6.5	35.9	51.5	39.0	56.0	43.9	42.9	44.9	46.7	34.8	40.3	40.8	$13,001	$391	$12,074
Hickman County Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	115 Murphree AVE	Centerville	37033	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 729-3391	22	7	3.2		20 (90.9%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																									$6,460	$743	$5,622

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe Unit School

What district is Santa Fe Unit School in?

Maury County

What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe Unit School?

Students at Santa Fe Unit School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Santa Fe Unit School a good school?

Santa Fe Unit School ranks 510^th of 1009 Tennessee alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Santa Fe Unit School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Santa Fe Unit School.

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