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Saenz Elementary

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Saenz Elementary ranks 2026 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2026^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Saenz Elementary is a public elementary school in Alice, Texas, serving 528 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Alice Independent School District, which is ranked 557 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saenz Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 53.85% of 5th-grade students at Saenz were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the district average of 53.07% and the state average of 57.83%. The school has also struggled to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, such as female students, male students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. Additionally, with 88.07% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Saenz Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Schallert Elementary, also part of the Alice Independent School District, has outperformed Saenz Elementary in academic assessments. For instance, in 2024-2025, 79.07% of 3rd-grade students at Schallert Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to only 45.71% at Saenz Elementary. Additionally, Saenz Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting that the school may be facing increasing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic performance.

471

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,257

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 S Johnson St
Alice, TX 78332-5660

(361) 664-4981

District: Alice Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Saenz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle
High:	Alice High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

White:

5.9%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

2,026^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Alice Independent School District (Isd)

557^th of 961Alice Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	2026 of 4651	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2410 of 4710	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3206 of 4647	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3511 of 4581	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3862 of 4578	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2532 of 4479	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	1499 of 4359	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.6	2735 of 4329	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.4	1988 of 4286	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	1981 of 4320	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.7	1847 of 4260	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.5	2952 of 4221	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.1	3518 of 4206	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3298 of 4095	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	3530 of 3937	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	3404 of 3884	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	3715 of 3768	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	3503 of 3724	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	3261 of 3476	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	3268 of 3475	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.6	3445 of 3465	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	3699 of 4461	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4146 of 4331	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3554 of 4295	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	1175 of 4240	72.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	1245 of 3668	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.5	3096 of 3333	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	1403 of 3744	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2350 of 4658	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2946 of 4588	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3416 of 4561	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3694 of 4499	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1984 of 4348	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	839 of 4306	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1170 of 3644	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	1951 of 4465	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	3007 of 4401	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3288 of 4376	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	3597 of 4329	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2016 of 4188	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	998 of 4168	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	905 of 3705	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	1791 of 4594	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	2896 of 4521	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3336 of 4477	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3551 of 4451	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1573 of 4309	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	716 of 4264	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	1742 of 3739	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2532 of 4647	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3385 of 4585	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3648 of 4563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3837 of 4498	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3149 of 4357	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	2277 of 4319	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	518 of 3549	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	1038 of 4292	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	1746 of 4086	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	2831 of 3952	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+9 vs state

Reading50%-4 vs state

Science14%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Saenz Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Johnson St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-4981	471	23	20.8	94.5%	28 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	438 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52	2026^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.4%		46.4	2410^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.8%	384	45.7	51.4	53.9		46.5	47.2	69.2		14.1	$9,257
Noonan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Third St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-7591	523	27	19.0	92.9%	51 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30.1	3424^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.4%		34.4	3192^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	32.2%	232	36.0	35.3	48.2		32.4	39.3	42.2		14.5	$9,816
Dubose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Cameron St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 664-7512	483	25	19.5	95.0%	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	439 (90.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43.5	2531^st of 4651 public elementary schools	45.6%		48.4	2272^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	51.8%	259	46.9	54.8	46.4		37.0	43.8	50.0		15.9	$9,244
Schallert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Jim Wells St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-6361	592	25	24.1	83.8%	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	539 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69.1	1171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	74.8%		67.1	1254^th of 4710 public elementary schools	73.4%	83	79.1	59.1	61.5		70.6	51.1	57.3		18.8	$8,831
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Whitney Dr	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9568	238	19	12.2	90.3%	24 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	213 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.7	1794^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.4%		55.7	1841^st of 4710 public elementary schools	60.9%	47	58.6	39.5	67.9	66.7	37.9	34.2	67.9	33.3	39.3	$9,506
Collins-Parr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Reforma	San Diego	78384	Duval County	San Diego Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 279-3382	688	46	14.8	89.7%	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	678 (98.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	2360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.3%		44	2578^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.3%	218	55.8	52.8	47.7		34.0	58.9	43.8		11.8	$7,984
Agua Dulce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2335	178	11	15.9	77.5%	29 (16.3%)	2 (1.1%)	147 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.9	2712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%		49.5	2196^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.4%	516	51.9	60.0	74.3		25.9	23.3	17.7		20.6	$10,682
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	500 S Eugenia	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-9358	386	26	14.7	58.8%	130 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	68.5	1188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%		74.9	954^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.7%	234	74.8	61.1	64.2		66.1	44.1	48.0		27.6	$8,233
Orange Grove Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Dahme Ave	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-2316	409	24	17.1	68.5%	131 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)										$7,525
Banquete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5436 Bulldog Ln	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-4329	336	32	10.5	67.9%	53 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	283 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	3073^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%		32.8	3285^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.3%	212	48.2	45.3	42.4		33.9	45.3	40.7		13.6	$9,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Saenz Elementary

Is Saenz Elementary a good school?

Saenz Elementary ranks 2026^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Saenz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Saenz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adams Middle
High : Alice High School

What district is Saenz Elementary in?

Alice Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Saenz Elementary?

Students at Saenz Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Saenz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Saenz Elementary.

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