Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 73119 include 10 schools, from early childhood and elementary grades through middle and high school, with 5,899 students in all; enrollments range from 263 to 1,680. The 2025–2026 results show substantial differences among schools, and Santa Fe South Penn Elementary School is the clearest standout, especially in math.
Santa Fe South Penn Elementary School led the nine schools reporting scores in all three subjects: 28% proficient in ELA, 53% in math and 31% in science. Its math result was 28 percentage points above the state’s 25%; grade-level comparisons also show Penn ahead of state results in math in grades 3, 4 and 5. Arthur Elementary School was another math bright spot at 30%, five points above the state, though its results varied by grade. At the other end, Roosevelt Middle School had the lowest ELA and math results, at 4% and 1%; Roosevelt and U. S. Grant High School tied for the lowest reported science result, at 9%. Across the nine schools, average proficiency was 12% in ELA and 17% in math, compared with 26% and 25% statewide.
Recent changes were mixed: Van Buren Elementary School improved five points in ELA and four in math, while Penn gained seven points in math; Arthur Elementary School fell seven points in ELA and 12 in math. Results also differ among similar-grade schools: Van Buren outscored Adams Elementary School and Esperanza Elementary School in both subjects, despite their similar 2024–2025 measures of directly certified for free meals—65%, 62% and 65%, respectively. Attendance is another important difference: in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 56% at Grant and 37% at Roosevelt, versus 16% statewide, while Penn reported 3%. The schools serve different grade spans, so all-grades comparisons are broad indicators rather than direct grade-for-grade comparisons.
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