Summary:
The Santa Anna Independent School District (Isd) is a small, rural district in Texas serving 259 students across two schools: Santa Anna Elementary (grades PK-6) and Santa Anna Secondary (grades 7-12). The district overall ranks very low in the state, sitting at the 14th percentile with a 1-star rating, and both schools have experienced significant declines in recent years.
Santa Anna Secondary is the stronger of the two schools, ranking in the 27th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year compared to the elementary school's 6th percentile. It shows a clear strength in U.S. History, with 80% of students proficient, outperforming the state average. The school also boasts a 0% dropout rate, though its graduation rate of 85% is below the state average. In contrast, Santa Anna Elementary is in a state of academic crisis, having plummeted from a 2-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 0-star rating. The most alarming data point is 4th-grade math, where 0% of students were proficient, a catastrophic result nearly 50 percentage points below the state average. Other elementary math grades are also critically low, with only 7.14% proficiency in 3rd grade.
An interesting paradox exists in resource allocation: the secondary school spends more per student ($13,513) and has a much lower student-teacher ratio (8.1:1) than the elementary school ($11,503 and 12.2:1), yet its academic performance still lags behind state averages in most subjects. The elementary school, with fewer resources and a higher ratio, is performing far worse, suggesting a need for targeted investment. With only 146 elementary and 113 secondary students, the performance of a single cohort can dramatically swing percentages, meaning that individualized intervention could have a massive impact. The 0% dropout rate at the secondary school is a positive sign, but the 85% graduation rate indicates that many students are not completing their diplomas on time, potentially due to academic challenges stemming from the elementary school's struggles.
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