Summary:
The Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single high school, Santa Maria High School, which serves 165 students in grades 9-12 in a rural Texas setting.
Santa Maria High School shows a clear upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 25th percentile to the 31st percentile over the past two years, now earning a 2-star rating. The school invests heavily in its students with an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 7:1 and a very high per-student spending of $18,703, which is significantly above the Texas state average. Despite these resources, test scores in core subjects like Algebra I (31.82% proficient), Biology (53.33%), and English I (44.9%) remain below state averages. However, the school achieved a remarkable 122% increase in Algebra I proficiency in a single year, jumping from 14.29% to 31.82%, and U.S. History is a relative strength at 65.96% proficiency, nearly matching the state average of 70.17%.
The school's standout achievement is its 95.5% graduation rate, a major success story given that 97.58% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This rate is significantly higher than many schools with similar demographics, indicating the school is highly effective at keeping students on track to graduate. The dropout rate is a low 1.0%. Because the district consists of only this one high school, the district's entire performance is directly tied to Santa Maria High School's results, making its progress and challenges the sole focus for the community.
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