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Saenz Elementary

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Saenz Elementary ranks 1812 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Saenz Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Alice, TX, serving 471 students within the Alice Independent School District (Isd). This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 16th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 61st percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. This 45-percentile-point improvement is especially impressive given that 94.48% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a high-poverty context where such gains are particularly noteworthy.

Saenz Elementary stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups. It ranks in the 75th percentile statewide for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, earning a 4-star rating, and its Gifted and Talented program is elite, ranking in the 92nd percentile with a perfect 5-star rating. The school also boasts a standout 5th-grade math program, with a 78.26% proficiency rate in 2025-2026—29 points higher than the district average and 32 points higher than nearby Schallert Elementary. However, 4th-grade math is a persistent weakness, with only 24.36% proficient, roughly half the state average. Additionally, science scores are a district-wide challenge, with Saenz (14.1%) and peers like Noonan Elementary (14.46%) all well below the state average of 29.57%.

While Saenz excels with low-SES and special education students, its "At Risk" subgroup has historically struggled, ranking in the 17th percentile in 2021-2022. The school achieves its impressive results through effective instructional strategies rather than higher funding or smaller class sizes, as its student-to-teacher ratio (20.8:1) is higher than higher-performing peers like Santa Gertrudis School (15.1:1). For parents, Saenz Elementary offers a school on a powerful upward trajectory, with strong programs for high-achieving and disadvantaged students, but with clear areas for continued improvement in 4th-grade math and support for at-risk learners.

471

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,257

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 S Johnson St
Alice, TX 78332-5660

(361) 664-4981

District: Alice Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Saenz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle
High:	Alice High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

White:

5.9%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

1,812^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Alice Independent School District (Isd)

456^th of 951Alice Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	1812 of 4627	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	2026 of 4651	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2410 of 4710	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3206 of 4647	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3511 of 4581	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3862 of 4578	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2532 of 4479	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	1499 of 4359	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.6	2735 of 4329	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.4	1988 of 4286	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	1981 of 4320	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.7	1847 of 4260	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.5	2952 of 4221	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.1	3518 of 4206	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3298 of 4095	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	3530 of 3937	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	3404 of 3884	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	3715 of 3768	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	3503 of 3724	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	3261 of 3476	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	3268 of 3475	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.6	3445 of 3465	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	3699 of 4461	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4146 of 4331	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3554 of 4295	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	1175 of 4240	72.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	1245 of 3668	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.5	3096 of 3333	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	1676 of 4575	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	1403 of 3744	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2350 of 4658	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2946 of 4588	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3416 of 4561	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3694 of 4499	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1984 of 4348	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	839 of 4306	80.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	248 of 3075	91.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	1429 of 4413	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	1170 of 3644	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	1951 of 4465	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	3007 of 4401	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3288 of 4376	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	3597 of 4329	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2016 of 4188	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	998 of 4168	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	1141 of 4520	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	905 of 3705	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	1791 of 4594	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	2896 of 4521	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3336 of 4477	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3551 of 4451	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1573 of 4309	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	716 of 4264	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	2226 of 4582	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	1742 of 3739	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2532 of 4647	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3385 of 4585	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3648 of 4563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3837 of 4498	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3149 of 4357	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	2277 of 4319	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	1380 of 4301	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	518 of 3549	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	1038 of 4292	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	1746 of 4086	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	2831 of 3952	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)92nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+3 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Johnson St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-4981	471	23	20.8	94.5%	28 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	438 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.9	1812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.8%		52	2026^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.4%	214	62.7	43.6	69.6		42.4	24.4	78.3		$9,257
Noonan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Third St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-7591	523	27	19.0	92.9%	51 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	2858^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.2%		30.1	3424^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.4%	566	74.6	47.8	50.6		33.9	37.1	25.6		$9,816
Dubose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Cameron St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 664-7512	483	25	19.5	95.0%	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	439 (90.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43.8	2459^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.9%		43.5	2531^st of 4651 public elementary schools	45.6%	72	40.0	48.8	57.4		38.2	37.5	53.6		$9,244
Schallert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Jim Wells St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-6361	592	25	24.1	83.8%	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	539 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73	1015^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.1%		69.1	1171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	74.8%	156	57.0	76.2	67.9		47.7	72.6	46.4		$8,831
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Whitney Dr	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9568	238	19	12.2	90.3%	24 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	213 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	1738^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.4%		55.7	1794^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.4%	56	56.0	51.7	57.5	67.9	36.0	62.1	47.5	35.7	$9,506
Collins-Parr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Reforma	San Diego	78384	Duval County	San Diego Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 279-3382	688	46	14.8	89.7%	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	678 (98.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.1	2267^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.0%		46.3	2360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.3%	93	33.7	56.4	55.9		29.1	59.6	46.9		$7,984
Agua Dulce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2335	178	11	15.9	77.5%	29 (16.3%)	2 (1.1%)	147 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.1	2654^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.6%		40.9	2712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%	58	36.8	76.0	57.7		42.1	25.0	26.9		$10,682
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	500 S Eugenia	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-9358	386	26	14.7	58.8%	130 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	69.6	1153^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		68.5	1188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%	35	64.3	66.1	62.6		54.5	55.4	47.2		$8,233
Orange Grove Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Dahme Ave	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-2316	409	24	17.1	68.5%	131 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)									$7,525
Banquete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5436 Bulldog Ln	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-4329	336	32	10.5	67.9%	53 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	283 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	3303^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	28.6%		35.7	3073^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%	230	41.7	47.4	38.9		33.3	45.6	33.3		$9,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Saenz Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Saenz Elementary?

Students at Saenz Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Saenz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Saenz Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Saenz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Saenz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adams Middle
High : Alice High School

Is Saenz Elementary a good school?

Saenz Elementary ranks 1812^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Saenz Elementary in?

Alice Independent School District (Isd)

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