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Santa Rita Elementary

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Santa Rita Elementary ranks 732 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Santa Rita Elementary in Liberty Hill, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 745 students as part of the highly-rated Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 87th percentile statewide. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating from Schooldigger for the past six years, with its overall state ranking climbing from the 71st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 84th percentile in the most recent data. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1 and only 13.15% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Santa Rita provides a supportive learning environment that has shown particular strength in developing advanced reading comprehension skills as students progress through the grades.

Santa Rita stands out for its exceptional performance in Reading, especially in 5th grade, where proficiency rates reached 82.95% in 2025-2026—significantly higher than the district average of 70.14% and the state average of 58.47%. This "5th Grade Surge" pattern has been consistent over the last four years, suggesting effective instructional strategies for older elementary students. The school also excels in supporting Special Education students, who ranked in the 89th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a dramatic improvement from the 64th percentile just two years prior. Additionally, African American students have shown strong and improving performance, ranking in the 89th percentile in 2025-2026. However, Math performance presents a relative weakness, with 5th-grade Math scores (50%) falling below the district average (52.32%) and trailing top-performing peers like Bar W Elementary (70.89%) and Rancho Sienna Elementary (61%).

Compared to its closest neighbor, Tierra Rosa Elementary (just 0.93 miles away), Santa Rita holds a clear academic advantage, outperforming it in every grade-level and subject tested in 2025-2026—for example, 3rd Grade Math: 56.41% vs. 43.75%. The school has also made a dramatic turnaround for English Language Learners, jumping from the 64th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 75th percentile in 2025-2026. While Santa Rita serves many subgroups exceptionally well, its performance for White students (ranking in the 55th-61st percentile) and Multi-racial students (ranking in the 34th-55th percentile) is notably lower, indicating that the school's most effective strategies may be particularly beneficial to other demographic groups.

745

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,164

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

532 Santa Rita Blvd
Liberty Hill, TX 78642

(512) 379-3360

District: Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Asian:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2021 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (65% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg62%

Texas avg51%

732^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2021

From top 22% (2021) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)

123^rd of 951Liberty Hill 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	80.7	732 of 4627	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	764 of 4651	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	758 of 4710	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	817 of 4647	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	1343 of 4581	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	985 of 4578	78.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	260 of 2406	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	413 of 2443	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	580 of 2443	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	180 of 2421	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	484 of 999	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	276 of 814	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	457 of 1045	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	271 of 1015	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	437 of 957	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	352 of 967	63.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.9	1895 of 4461	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	1492 of 4331	65.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	413 of 1643	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	1164 of 2918	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	1315 of 3668	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	586 of 3556	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	660 of 3487	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	1188 of 4575	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	608 of 3744	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1037 of 4658	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	687 of 4588	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	1488 of 4561	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	1019 of 4499	77.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	682 of 3075	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	685 of 2619	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	1020 of 2980	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	1142 of 2958	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	637 of 3006	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	924 of 4413	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	740 of 3644	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	791 of 4465	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1040 of 4401	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	1792 of 4376	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	858 of 4329	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	982 of 4520	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	1196 of 3705	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	1325 of 4594	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	1123 of 4521	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	504 of 4451	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	488 of 4582	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	729 of 3739	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	646 of 4647	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	931 of 4585	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	1295 of 4563	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	1033 of 4498	77.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	499 of 1106	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	643 of 975	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	724 of 1128	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	448 of 1099	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	588 of 1004	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	729 of 961	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	488 of 4301	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	955 of 3549	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	1532 of 4292	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	920 of 4086	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	1050 of 3952	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	1153 of 3799	69.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	1160 of 3006	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	1137 of 2612	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	1414 of 3108	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	1398 of 3106	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1992 of 3082	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	1492 of 3082	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-23 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)52nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading72%+18 vs state

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Santa Rita Blvd	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 379-3360	745	54	13.7	13.2%	407 (54.6%)	28 (3.8%)	151 (20.3%)	109 (14.6%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	80.7	732^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		79.6	764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.6%	32	66.4	70.3	83.0	56.4	63.4	50.0	$7,164
Tierra Rosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	89 E Santa Rita Blvd	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 260-5580	715	52	13.7	12.0%	259 (36.2%)	34 (4.8%)	141 (19.7%)	223 (31.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	70.7	1108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.1%					(n/a)	57.8	70.3	68.6	43.8	64.2	50.0	$00
Larkspur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Rusk Bluff Ave	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-0000	834	65	12.8	16.5%	360 (43.2%)	49 (5.9%)	210 (25.2%)	142 (17.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.8%)	59.9	1616^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.1%		43.7	2514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%	898	65.4	52.0	71.3	55.1	36.1	43.9	$8,112
Bar W Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Stamp Iron Ave	Leander	78628	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 260-5580	615	49	12.5	7.3%	164 (26.7%)	34 (5.5%)	86 (14.0%)	294 (47.8%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	84	621^st of 4627 public elementary schools	86.6%		88.4	429^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%	192	62.1	68.1	76.6	63.6	60.6	70.9	$9,041
San Gabriel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	880 Tierra Rosa Blvd	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 943-1840	322	22	14.4	14.0%	156 (48.4%)	13 (4.0%)	85 (26.4%)	46 (14.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	78.6	811^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%					(n/a)	58.2	80.0	75.5	45.6	68.0	61.2	$00
Rancho Sienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	751 Bonnet Blvd	Georgetown	78629	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 260-4450	770	52	14.8	7.7%	410 (53.2%)	21 (2.7%)	150 (19.5%)	152 (19.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	87.7	466^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.8	463^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.0%	3	81.3	72.9	70.1	69.8	73.6	61.0	$7,865
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 Pleasant Hill Rd	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 570-8300	737	52	14.0	18.3%	339 (46.0%)	40 (5.4%)	195 (26.5%)	95 (12.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.3%)	42.7	2537^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.2%		57	1725^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.9%	812	42.9	58.6	67.7	27.7	38.7	36.0	$7,748
Bill Burden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Stonewall Pkwy	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 260-4400	764	53	14.4	21.7%	465 (60.9%)	14 (1.8%)	188 (24.6%)	41 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	67.7	1238^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.2%		77.7	848^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.8%	390	51.1	67.6	64.3	50.4	63.5	46.4	$8,595
Tarvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1280 Logan Del Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-8200	838	59	14.2	5.3%	209 (24.9%)	22 (2.6%)	97 (11.6%)	455 (54.3%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	85.8	552^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	88.1%		84.4	594^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.2%	42	63.4	73.4	76.7	62.6	67.1	63.6	$7,379
Louine Noble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Loop 332	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 379-3200	740	52	14.3	28.4%	386 (52.2%)	32 (4.3%)	247 (33.4%)	33 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.1%)	76.4	894^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		71.2	1080^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.8%	186	69.2	70.2	68.7	58.1	62.9	45.9	$9,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Rita Elementary

How many students attend Santa Rita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Santa Rita Elementary.

Is Santa Rita Elementary a good school?

Santa Rita Elementary ranks 732^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Santa Rita Elementary in?

Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Santa Rita Elementary?

Students at Santa Rita Elementary are 55% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

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