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Santa Fe High School

Q: Is Santa Fe High School a good school?

Santa Fe High School ranks 1043 rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 48% of Texas high schools

Summary

Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, TX, serves 1,314 students in grades 9-12 within the Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 27% of Texas. The school has shown steady improvement over the past six years, climbing from the 30th percentile statewide to the 48th percentile, and boasts an exceptional 97.6% graduation rate with a 0.0% dropout rate for two consecutive years—a stark contrast to nearby La Marque High School, which has a 77.9% graduation rate and a 6.5% dropout rate.

However, the school presents a "tale of two subjects" in its STAAR test scores. While it outperforms the state average in Biology, English I Reading, and U.S. History, its Algebra I proficiency rate is a critical weakness at just 16.87%—dramatically lower than the state average of 54.03% and far below comparable schools like Dickinson High School (57.18%) and Alvin High School (50.1%). This issue appears systemic, as the school's Algebra I performance is roughly half the district average, suggesting a pipeline problem from feeder middle schools.

On a positive note, Santa Fe High School serves its Gifted and Talented students exceptionally well, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide—a massive improvement from the 19th percentile just a few years ago. The school also operates efficiently, spending $11,203 per student (2020-2021) with a 16.2:1 student-teacher ratio, achieving a higher state ranking than schools with significantly higher spending, such as Hitchcock High School ($17,337 per student, 23rd percentile). While it lags behind top performers like Friendswood High School and Clear Springs High School, it holds a slight edge over Alvin and Dickinson in overall ranking, making it a solid choice for families prioritizing graduation rates and steady improvement.

1,314

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,118

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16000 Hwy 6
Santa Fe, TX 77517-9184

(409) 927-3106

District: Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Santa Fe High School:

Elementary:	Dan J Kubacak Elementary
	Roy J Wollam Elementary
Middle:	Santa Fe J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 37 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Texas avg62%

1,043^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

255^th of 951Santa Fe 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	46.8	1043 of 2009	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	956 of 1974	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	946 of 1990	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	951 of 1961	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	1207 of 1876	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	1211 of 1861	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1292 of 1857	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1229 of 1797	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	902 of 1777	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	1031 of 1762	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	1139 of 1743	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	1063 of 1734	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	1236 of 1652	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1239 of 1603	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.9	1068 of 1672	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	927 of 1568	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.9	862 of 1539	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.4	738 of 1510	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.6	834 of 1497	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.3	634 of 1430	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	549 of 1429	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	522 of 1427	63.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	969 of 1065	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	728 of 1069	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	326 of 1031	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	695 of 1020	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.8	907 of 1013	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	52.2	289 of 525	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.9	1103 of 1837	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	1249 of 1829	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	989 of 1810	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	950 of 1784	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	800 of 1195	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	845 of 1437	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	633 of 1371	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	832 of 1278	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	899 of 1195	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	824 of 1136	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	746 of 1113	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	878 of 1936	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	993 of 1880	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	883 of 1891	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	1220 of 1841	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1253 of 1815	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1316 of 1798	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1233 of 1781	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	189 of 1206	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	723 of 1182	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	945 of 1172	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	917 of 1177	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	792 of 1145	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	995 of 1137	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1132 of 1860	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	964 of 1805	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1064 of 1820	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1426 of 1762	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1235 of 1743	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1352 of 1714	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1293 of 1691	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	1093 of 1937	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	947 of 1884	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	958 of 1897	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1325 of 1847	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	1299 of 1848	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1454 of 1818	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1435 of 1794	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	1166 of 1954	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	966 of 1891	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	993 of 1913	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1197 of 1853	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1179 of 1840	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1311 of 1824	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1391 of 1803	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	680 of 713	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	75.2	113 of 731	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	94 of 677	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	33.5	437 of 664	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	483 of 604	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	528 of 582	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	84 of 101	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	1079 of 1581	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	697 of 1548	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	652 of 1478	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	688 of 1418	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	706 of 1382	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	846 of 1357	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1097 of 1347	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	1144 of 1584	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1141 of 1556	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1083 of 1576	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1250 of 1525	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1262 of 1510	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1340 of 1526	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1341 of 1539	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2023)45th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-20 vs school

Native American (2023)17th percentile-35 vs school

African American (2024)9th percentile-43 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History71%~ state avg

Biology69%~ state avg

English I Reading58%+3 vs state

English II Reading57%~ state avg

Algebra I17%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)	STAAR Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Santa Fe High School	Public	9-12	16000 Hwy 6	Santa Fe	77517	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 927-3106	1,314	81	16.2	46.4%	887 (67.5%)	11 (0.8%)	371 (28.2%)	10 (0.8%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (1.9%)	46.8	1043^rd of 2009 public high schools	48.1%		48.1	956^th of 1974 public high schools	51.6%	87	16.9	68.5	58.3	57.5	70.7				$9,118
Rise	Public	9-12	605 W House St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 331-1690	116	20	5.7	70.7%	45 (38.8%)	8 (6.9%)	59 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	42.8	1157^th of 2009 public high schools	42.4%		39.6	1176^th of 1974 public high schools	40.4%	19	57.7	64.3	34.5	44.4	75.8				$16,576
Alvin High School	Public	9-12	802 S Johnson St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3000	2,766	164	16.8	61.5%	962 (34.8%)	90 (3.3%)	1,621 (58.6%)	40 (1.4%)	8 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (1.6%)	52.9	882^nd of 2009 public high schools	56.1%		51.5	875^th of 1974 public high schools	55.7%	7	50.1	74.9	51.4	59.9	72.0				$8,594
Dickinson Continuation Center	Public	8-12	2805 Oak Park	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 229-6350	78	6	13.2	62.8%	17 (21.8%)	12 (15.4%)	48 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	24.3	1588^th of 2009 public high schools	21.0%		20	1617^th of 1974 public high schools	18.1%	29	50.0	71.4	46.2	51.6	37.7	41.2	5.9	5.9	$10,404
Hitchcock High School	Public	9-12	6629 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6544	585	29	20.4	72.0%	109 (18.6%)	248 (42.4%)	204 (34.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	26.5	1547^th of 2009 public high schools	23.0%		31	1370^th of 1974 public high schools	30.6%	177	21.9	58.1	44.1	50.7	45.1				$12,347
Clear Springs High School	Public	9-12	501 Palamino Ln	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1300	2,668	153	17.4		1,396 (52.3%)	166 (6.2%)	733 (27.5%)	231 (8.7%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	133 (5.0%)	79.2	227^th of 2009 public high schools	88.7%		81.3	201^st of 1974 public high schools	89.8%	26	70.5	83.6	77.1	79.9	84.5				$7,845
Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	3800 Baker Dr	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-6400	3,810	235	16.2	59.1%	923 (24.2%)	674 (17.7%)	2,017 (52.9%)	73 (1.9%)	14 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	104 (2.7%)	62	626^th of 2009 public high schools	68.8%		57.1	742^nd of 1974 public high schools	62.4%	116	57.2	76.1	61.5	64.0	78.3				$8,352
La Marque High School	Public	9-12	397 Duroux	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 938-4261	737	58	12.7	88.5%	48 (6.5%)	397 (53.9%)	264 (35.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	22.2	1624^th of 2009 public high schools	19.2%		17.1	1666^th of 1974 public high schools	15.6%	42	26.8	50.5	35.1	41.2	61.3				$13,795
Friendswood High School	Public	9-12	702 Greenbriar Dr	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-3413	2,014	123	16.3		1,325 (65.8%)	40 (2.0%)	403 (20.0%)	142 (7.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.7%)	81.1	187^th of 2009 public high schools	90.7%		80.3	221^st of 1974 public high schools	88.8%	34	59.6	89.6	82.6	82.5	85.5				$9,760
Clear Path Alternative School	Public	6-12	1001 Magnolia Ave	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1600	118	51	2.3	60.2%	39 (33.1%)	27 (22.9%)	43 (36.4%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)									$21,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe High School

How many students attend Santa Fe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,314 students attended Santa Fe High School.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe High School?

Students at Santa Fe High School are 68% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Santa Fe High School a good school?

Santa Fe High School ranks 1043^rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Santa Fe High School?

Santa Fe High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dan J Kubacak Elementary
Elementary : Roy J Wollam Elementary
Middle : Santa Fe J H

What district is Santa Fe High School in?

Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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