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Santa Fe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Santa Fe Elementary is a large PK-5 school in the Cleveland Independent School District (Isd), serving 1,072 students in a community where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing it among the highest-poverty schools in the region.

Academically, Santa Fe Elementary has historically ranked in the bottom 5% of Texas elementary schools, though it has shown slight improvement from the 2nd percentile (2023-2024) to the 8th percentile (2025-2026). A notable bright spot is the school's relative strength in Spanish-language STAAR assessments, where students often outperform district and state averages—for example, 5th Grade Reading scores in 2024-2025 reached 51.28%, dramatically higher than the district's 22.89% and the state's 32.91%. This suggests the bilingual and ESL programs may be more effective than the general curriculum. However, 5th Grade Science remains a critical crisis point, with proficiency rates hovering around 2-3% for three consecutive years, far below district averages. Interestingly, nearby Cottonwood Elementary, just 2.58 miles away and serving a similar demographic (94.72% poverty), consistently outperforms Santa Fe, ranking in the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026 compared to Santa Fe's 8th percentile. This suggests challenges at Santa Fe may stem from school-level factors like leadership or curriculum implementation, not just poverty.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Santa Fe Elementary faces immense challenges but shows glimmers of hope in its Spanish-language programs and work with English Language Learners, who rank in the 19th percentile statewide—the school's highest subgroup ranking. However, the school struggles to provide a quality education for most students, with White students ranking in the 1st percentile statewide, the lowest of any subgroup. The stark contrast with schools just a few miles away in different districts, like Tavola Elementary (New Caney ISD, 33rd percentile) and Falcon Ridge Elementary (Huffman ISD, 24th percentile), highlights the powerful impact of concentrated poverty on academic outcomes. The success of Cottonwood Elementary proves improvement is possible and provides a clear benchmark for Santa Fe to aspire to.

1,072

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,567

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7499 Rd 3540
Cleveland, TX 77327

(281) 592-8717

District: Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

4.9%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2024 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Texas avg50%

4,241^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2024

From bottom 2% (2024) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

914^th of 951Cleveland 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	16.0	4241 of 4627	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	4471 of 4651	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	4608 of 4710	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	1332 of 1643	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	2624 of 2918	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	3525 of 3668	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	4144 of 4575	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	3433 of 3744	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4460 of 4658	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	2064 of 2619	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	3931 of 4413	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	3433 of 3644	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	4355 of 4465	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	3824 of 4520	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3420 of 3705	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	4457 of 4594	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	4207 of 4582	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	3622 of 3739	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	4581 of 4647	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	3994 of 4301	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	2911 of 3549	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3301 of 4292	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	2975 of 3006	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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/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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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-5	7499 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 592-8717	1,072	66	16.1	97.5%	53 (4.9%)	18 (1.7%)	998 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16	4241^st of 4627 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.3	4471^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.9%	230	39.0	27.5	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.1	25.0	37.6	31.3	29.5	20.8	$10,567
Pine Burr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7054 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 799-4900	1,017	68	14.8	95.5%	52 (5.1%)	10 (1.0%)	951 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	8.6	4528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.1%		10.2	4476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.8%	52	17.5	18.3	20.7		14.3	0.0	17.5	29.2	42.7	14.0	10.1	26.4	$11,679
Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4114 Rd 5200	Cleveland	75082	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 689-9009	888	55	16.2	93.2%	16 (1.8%)	12 (1.4%)	842 (94.8%)	9 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	12	4424^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.4%		12.9	4376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	48							33.6	30.7	26.7	23.5	20.7	28.1	$10,709
Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1954 Rd 5714	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 353-1340	895	52	17.0	95.0%	15 (1.7%)	18 (2.0%)	847 (94.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	9.5	4501^st of 4627 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	4600^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.1%	99							22.9	23.5	23.8	23.5	23.1	29.9	$10,673
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1922 Rd 3549	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 761-7540	1,023	69	14.7	94.7%	49 (4.8%)	25 (2.4%)	930 (90.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	27.7	3582^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	22.6%		16.7	4196^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.8%	614	25.0	30.4	23.5	0.0	0.0		34.3	39.6	51.8	29.8	21.1	46.1	$8,859
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dogwood	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2960	911	63	14.4	84.6%	133 (14.6%)	16 (1.8%)	750 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	23.2	3869^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.4%		30.4	3405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%	464	3.3	5.6	24.0	6.7	11.8	13.0	32.7	38.7	43.8	31.5	34.1	34.2	$9,440
Greenleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24050 Bright Sunshine Rd	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-8020	689	47	14.5	54.6%	311 (45.1%)	24 (3.5%)	332 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (1.9%)	31.1	3361^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.4%		28.8	3510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.5%	149	0.0			40.0			35.5	35.4	40.0	27.1	55.6	43.6	$8,983
Peach Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16488 S Tram Rd	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-4121	692	47	14.8	52.7%	307 (44.4%)	4 (0.6%)	363 (52.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	18.1	4148^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.4%		19.6	4048^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.0%	100							29.6	28.9	48.8	26.4	25.6	33.9	$9,103
Falcon Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	26503 Fm 2100	Huffman	77336	Harris County	Huffman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 324-7653	677	50	13.5	45.8%	370 (54.7%)	19 (2.8%)	265 (39.1%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	28.6	3523^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.9%		25.6	3693^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%	170							35.5	42.7	47.6	28.5	36.8	40.6	$9,169
Tavola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18885 Winding Summit Dr	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2900	859	55	15.7	58.6%	216 (25.1%)	161 (18.7%)	420 (48.9%)	13 (1.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	34.8	3100^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.0%		34.8	3142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	42							47.4	39.8	51.3	46.6	28.0	35.0	$7,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe Elementary

How many students attend Santa Fe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,072 students attended Santa Fe Elementary.

Is Santa Fe Elementary a good school?

Santa Fe Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe Elementary?

Students at Santa Fe Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American.

What district is Santa Fe Elementary in?

Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

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

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

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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