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Dan J Kubacak Elementary

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Dan J Kubacak Elementary ranks 1483 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dan J Kubacak Elementary is a PK-5 school in Santa Fe, TX, serving 730 students as part of the high-performing Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top 27% of Texas districts. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from the 43rd percentile in 2016 to a peak of the 78th percentile in 2024, and currently sits at the 68th percentile (3 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year.

Kubacak Elementary stands out for its consistent excellence in 4th Grade Reading, where it has outperformed both the district and state averages for three consecutive years. In 2025-2026, 63.64% of students were proficient, compared to 58.72% for the district and 53.04% for the state, and this was 10 points higher than its closest in-district rival, William F Barnett Elementary. The school also excels in 4th Grade Math, with 63.33% proficiency in 2025-2026, the highest in the district and 14 points above the state average. However, 3rd Grade Math is a notable weakness, with only 38.66% proficiency, which is 10 points below the district average and the lowest among Santa Fe ISD elementary schools. This "Jekyll and Hyde" pattern suggests the school is particularly effective at accelerating student learning in 4th grade. Additionally, Kubacak has a strong science program, with 5th Grade Science scores consistently outperforming the state by over 12 points, and it ranks in the 87th percentile statewide for Gifted and Talented students, a dramatic improvement from just a few years ago.

Compared to nearby schools, Kubacak benefits from the "Santa Fe ISD Advantage," as all three district elementary schools significantly outperform those in neighboring Dickinson Independent School District (Isd) and Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd). For example, in 3rd Grade Reading, Santa Fe schools scored between 50% and 60%, while Hughes Road Elementary and Bay Colony Elementary in Dickinson scored between 46% and 64%, and Stewart Elementary in Hitchcock scored just 32%. While Kubacak excels with many student groups, its performance with White students is a concern, ranking in only the 43rd percentile (2 stars) for 2025-2026, suggesting the school's overall success is driven by its work with other demographic groups.

730

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,319

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4131 Warpath
Santa Fe, TX 77510-0370

(409) 925-9604

District: Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dan J Kubacak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Fe J H
High:	Santa Fe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

Texas avg51%

1,483^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)

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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	1483 of 4627	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.8	1053 of 4651	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	1050 of 4710	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1287 of 4647	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	1801 of 4581	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	1458 of 4578	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1607 of 4479	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	2329 of 4359	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	2440 of 4329	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.3	2424 of 4286	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	2506 of 4320	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	2393 of 4260	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.2	1896 of 4221	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	1744 of 4206	58.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	2633 of 4461	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	2286 of 4331	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1836 of 4295	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	1936 of 4240	54.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	424 of 1643	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	554 of 3668	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	45.8	1916 of 3556	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	1394 of 3487	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	786 of 3446	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	1664 of 3333	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	2166 of 3226	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	1557 of 4575	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	761 of 4658	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	1151 of 4588	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1622 of 4561	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	1491 of 4499	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	1664 of 4348	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	2418 of 4306	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	412 of 3075	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	2078 of 3184	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	2007 of 3106	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	2041 of 4413	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	692 of 4465	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	2103 of 4401	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1724 of 4376	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	1729 of 4329	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	1911 of 4188	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	2501 of 4168	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	1430 of 4520	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	568 of 4594	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	1135 of 4521	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	1970 of 4477	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	1475 of 4451	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	1781 of 4309	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	2684 of 4264	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	1401 of 4582	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	1337 of 4647	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	1430 of 4585	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	2079 of 4563	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	1438 of 4498	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	1530 of 4357	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	2261 of 4319	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	35.1	782 of 1112	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	915 of 1046	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	1983 of 4301	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	902 of 4292	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	818 of 4086	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	1527 of 3952	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	899 of 3799	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	831 of 3684	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	960 of 3558	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	1712 of 3006	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	1528 of 3108	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	1603 of 3106	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2027 of 3082	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1845 of 3082	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1944 of 3142	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2474 of 3127	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-25 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)30th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Dan J Kubacak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4131 Warpath	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9604	730	47	15.6	52.1%	506 (69.3%)	12 (1.6%)	193 (26.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	62.7	1483^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	67.9%		71.8	1053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.4%	430					50.0	63.6	59.5				38.7	63.3	55.0					$8,319
Roy J Wollam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Ave S	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-3404	618	46	13.3	54.9%	385 (62.3%)	3 (0.5%)	214 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	76	901^st of 4627 public elementary schools	80.5%		73.9	969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.2%	68					60.3	59.6	73.9				64.4	55.1	59.8					$10,095
William F Barnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11818 Hwy 1764	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9700	640	42	15.2	56.1%	407 (63.6%)	11 (1.7%)	192 (30.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	63.9	1410^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.5%		72.8	1009^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.3%	401					52.8	52.9	51.8				49.5	68.3	61.3					$7,791
Louis G And Elva C Lobit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 W Fm 517	League City	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-7600	774	48	16.1	38.8%	276 (35.7%)	124 (16.0%)	292 (37.7%)	32 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (5.9%)	73.6	994^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.5%					(n/a)		53.3			66.2	65.5	60.9				62.6	58.7	55.4					$8,407
Hitchcock Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	5901 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6467	485	20	24.2	79.8%	116 (23.9%)	154 (31.8%)	176 (36.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.4%)								(n/a)																		$8,982
Bay Colony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	101 Bay Colony Elementary Dr	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-6200	509	35	14.5	55.2%	137 (26.9%)	61 (12.0%)	281 (55.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)								(n/a)	27.3		12.5		64.2						61.2							$11,195
Odyssey Academy - Texas City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10000 Emmett F Lowry Expwy St	Texas City	77591	Galveston County	Odyssey Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 978-8015	558	30	18.7	76.2%	89 (15.9%)	203 (36.4%)	220 (39.4%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (6.3%)	22.4	3908^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.5%		26.1	3663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.2%	245				47.4	45.6	50.9	37.7	31.0	26.2	45.7	32.4	18.2	23.5	14.0	9.1	36.1	25.7	$12,102
Calder Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	6511 Calder Rd	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-7500	534	36	15.0	54.5%	163 (30.5%)	92 (17.2%)	247 (46.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)								(n/a)	40.0				65.4						64.4							$10,873
Hughes Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	11901 Hughes Rd	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-6700	585	37	15.9	66.3%	165 (28.2%)	114 (19.5%)	268 (45.8%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)								(n/a)					46.7						30.3							$9,226
Stewart Elementary	Public	3-5	7013 Stewart	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6543	355	13	28.4	80.3%	76 (21.4%)	129 (36.3%)	135 (38.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	9.4	4509^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.6%		14.8	4307^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.4%	202					32.1	31.0	28.1				15.2	22.4	20.9					$9,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan J Kubacak Elementary

What district is Dan J Kubacak Elementary in?

Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Dan J Kubacak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Dan J Kubacak Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dan J Kubacak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dan J Kubacak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Fe J H
High : Santa Fe High School

Is Dan J Kubacak Elementary a good school?

Dan J Kubacak Elementary ranks 1483^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dan J Kubacak Elementary?

Students at Dan J Kubacak Elementary are 69% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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