Summary:
ZIP code 73129 has four elementary schools: two serve prekindergarten through grade 5 and two serve prekindergarten through grade 4. Enrollment ranges from 308 to 576 students, and reported student-teacher ratios are close, from 14.6 to 15.6 (2024–25). Most importantly, every school fell below the state’s 26% ELA proficiency rate, while math results ranged from 8% to 30%, with only Santa Fe South Shidler Elementary School above the state.
Central Oak Elementary School led ELA at 23% and scored 25% in math, matching the state; SchoolDigger ranked it 394 of 626, in the 37th percentile, with two stars. Santa Fe South Shidler Elementary School had the strongest math result, 30%—5 percentage points above the state and the next-highest school—but its ELA result was 10%; SchoolDigger ranked it 461 of 626, in the 26th percentile, with one star. Bodine Elementary School reached 11% in ELA and 16% in math, while Cesar Chavez Elementary School was lowest in ELA at 5% and tied for the lowest math score at 8%. SchoolDigger ranked Bodine 551 of 626 (12th percentile, one star) and Cesar Chavez 615 of 626 (2nd percentile, zero stars).
Results improved overall, especially in math, but gains were uneven: the equal-school average rose 3 percentage points in ELA and 6 in math from 2024–25 to 2025–26. Bodine gained 5 points in both subjects, and Santa Fe South Shidler gained 6 in ELA and 13 in math; Central Oak gained 2 and 5, while Cesar Chavez’s ELA fell 3 points and its math was unchanged. Grade-by-grade results also distinguish the two PK–5 schools: Central Oak led Shidler in third- and fourth-grade math, but Shidler led by 27 points in fifth grade. For additional context, in 2024–25 Central Oak and Shidler reported 83% and 98% free/reduced-lunch eligible, while Cesar Chavez and Bodine reported 70% and 75% directly certified for free meals; these are different measures and should not be compared as equivalent.
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