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Santa Fe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Santa Fe Elementary in Cleburne, TX, is a PK-4 school serving 382 students in a community where 84.82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a rate among the highest in the Cleburne Independent School District (Isd) and significantly above the state average.

Santa Fe has shown a remarkable turnaround from being in the bottom 5% of Texas elementary schools between 2015 and 2019 to now ranking in the 16th percentile statewide. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $11,677 per pupil—$2,593 more than Gerard Elementary—and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, the smallest in the district. A standout strength is its bilingual program: on Spanish-language STAAR tests, 3rd graders scored 47% proficient in math and 35% in reading, outperforming both district and state averages. However, a concerning trend is the sharp decline in performance for White students, who dropped from the 60th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 4th percentile in 2025-2026, warranting further investigation.

Compared to Cooke Elementary, which has an identical poverty rate (84.83%), Santa Fe lags behind in overall state rankings (16th percentile vs. 62nd percentile), despite spending more per student and having a slightly lower student-teacher ratio. This suggests that while Santa Fe is improving, Cooke has found a more effective formula for academic success with a similar demographic. For parents, Santa Fe offers a dedicated, resource-rich environment with a proven bilingual advantage, but the school is still working to close achievement gaps and match the performance of its highest-performing peers in the district.

382

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,675

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1601 E Henderson
Cleburne, TX 76031-5207

(817) 202-2300

District: Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lowell Smith Junior Intermediate
High:	Cleburne High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

White:

25.4%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2021) to 16th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg46%

Texas avg48%

3,908^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)

564^th of 947Cleburne 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	22.7	3908 of 4643	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	3416 of 4651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3046 of 4710	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	3235 of 4647	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3228 of 4581	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	2522 of 4578	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.1	4316 of 4479	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	4146 of 4359	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	4242 of 4329	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	4185 of 4286	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	3507 of 4320	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.3	3192 of 4260	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	3631 of 4221	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	3247 of 4206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	3834 of 4095	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	3850 of 3937	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	14.6	2425 of 2515	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	2252 of 4461	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	1233 of 4331	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	3188 of 4295	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	2871 of 4240	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	2394 of 2918	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2359 of 3668	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	1785 of 3556	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2133 of 3487	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	850 of 3446	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	28.9	2737 of 3333	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2337 of 3226	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	4273 of 4588	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	2996 of 3744	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3412 of 4658	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3409 of 4588	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3614 of 4561	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3755 of 4499	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4174 of 4348	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	4129 of 4306	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.3	2812 of 2958	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	2075 of 3006	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3254 of 4425	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	2757 of 3644	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3220 of 4465	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2447 of 4401	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2804 of 4376	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	1831 of 4329	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.2	4003 of 4188	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	3945 of 4168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	3317 of 4535	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	2451 of 3705	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3041 of 4594	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2835 of 4521	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2496 of 4477	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	2052 of 4451	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.1	4163 of 4309	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4042 of 4264	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3068 of 4597	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	2657 of 3739	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3115 of 4647	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	2842 of 4585	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2770 of 4563	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	1770 of 4498	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.4	4113 of 4357	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	4028 of 4319	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	3763 of 4308	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	2561 of 3549	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3290 of 4292	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	3922 of 4086	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	3787 of 3952	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	1193 of 3799	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	2750 of 3684	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3006 of 3558	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	2905 of 3015	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	2041 of 2612	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.0	1233 of 3108	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	2467 of 3106	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2572 of 3082	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	2580 of 3082	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2917 of 3142	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	3043 of 3127	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)50th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)5th percentile-25 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 E Henderson	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2300	382	31	12.3	84.8%	97 (25.4%)	12 (3.1%)	253 (66.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	8 (2.1%)	22.7	3908^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.8%		30.2	3416^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	492	35.3	31.6	47.1	11.8	31.4	42.4		19.6	38.3		$12,675
Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	345 Hix Rd	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2100	405	32	12.8	80.2%	115 (28.4%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.0%)	24.9	3770^th of 4643 public elementary schools	18.8%		36.7	3005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	765	0.0	14.3	0.0	20.0	45.5	39.7		23.9	29.5		$12,535
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1492 Is Grove Rd	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2000	379	28	13.5	66.8%	197 (52.0%)	11 (2.9%)	145 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	16 (4.2%)	35.4	3072^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	33.8%		15.4	4263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.3%	1191					42.4	43.1		41.5	34.5		$10,974
Cooke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	902 Phillips St	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2060	501	39	12.9	84.8%	133 (26.5%)	14 (2.8%)	330 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.6%)	57.3	1753^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	62.2%		45.9	2391^st of 4651 public elementary schools	48.6%	638	45.8	47.1	29.2	37.5	62.5	57.1		35.7	47.9		$10,814
Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	920 W Westhill Dr	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2030	434	31	14.0	62.9%	226 (52.1%)	20 (4.6%)	152 (35.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	22 (5.1%)	58.5	1685^th of 4643 public elementary schools	63.7%		36.8	3000^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.5%	1315					57.1	53.9		42.9	51.3		$10,353
Keene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Hwy 67 E	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5323	274	15	18.0	81.0%	123 (44.9%)	9 (3.3%)	94 (34.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.8%)	10 (3.6%)								(n/a)											$8,740
The Summit Leadership Academy	Public	3-5	3625 Hwy 67 E Bldg C	Keene	76059	Johnson County	Keene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 774-5201	220	16	14.1	76.8%	88 (40.0%)	8 (3.6%)	81 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	13 (5.9%)	36.7	2982^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	35.8%		43	2569^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%	413					54.2	48.5	56.1	37.5	27.3	25.6	$9,217
Gerard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1212 Hyde Park	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2130	474	32	14.8	50.4%	279 (58.9%)	15 (3.2%)	133 (28.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	27 (5.7%)	77.9	842^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	81.9%		72.9	1005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.4%	163					59.8	69.9		56.7	59.0		$9,064
Marti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2020 W Kilpatrick	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-1650	432	31	13.9	70.6%	227 (52.5%)	26 (6.0%)	141 (32.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	26 (6.0%)	55.9	1820^th of 4643 public elementary schools	60.8%		28.7	3517^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	1697					37.5	57.8		46.9	60.6		$10,595
Plum Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Plum St	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2500	446	30	14.8	41.9%	282 (63.2%)	1 (0.2%)	153 (34.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	74.8	946^th of 4643 public elementary schools	79.6%		71.8	1056^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.3%	110					58.0	58.8	77.0	50.6	57.5	66.2	$9,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe Elementary

How many students attend Santa Fe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Santa Fe Elementary.

Is Santa Fe Elementary a good school?

Santa Fe Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Santa Fe Elementary in?

Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Santa Fe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lowell Smith Junior Intermediate
High : Cleburne High School

What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe Elementary?

Students at Santa Fe Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

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