Summary:
Santa Anna Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single elementary school, Santa Anna Elementary, which serves grades PK through 6 in a small, rural Texas community with a total enrollment of 146 students.
Santa Anna Elementary is currently facing a severe academic crisis, with its state ranking plummeting from the 38th percentile to the bottom 6th percentile over the last two years. The most urgent concern is mathematics, where the school's average proficiency rate of just 11.09% is nearly 34 points below the state average of 44.89%. A particularly alarming data point is the 0% proficiency rate recorded for 4th grade math in the 2025-2026 school year, meaning no tested student met the state standard. While reading performance is also below average at 32.95% proficiency compared to the state's 54.03%, it shows more variability—for instance, 5th grade reading reached 57.14%, close to the state average, while 4th grade reading dropped to just 11.11%. This inconsistency suggests performance may depend heavily on specific teachers or student cohorts rather than a consistent school-wide approach.
Despite these challenges, the school has favorable resources, including a low student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 and spending of $11,503 per student. With 75.34% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, which adds context to its struggles. The sharp decline from a relatively stronger 2024-2025 school year indicates that previous gains were not sustained, pointing to a need for a comprehensive review of instructional practices, particularly in math. For parents, this school offers small class sizes and dedicated staff, but the data clearly shows that urgent intervention is needed to reverse the downward trend and improve academic outcomes across all grade levels.
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