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Santa Gertrudis Academy High School

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Santa Gertrudis Academy High School ranks 471 st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 76% of Texas high schools

Summary

Santa Gertrudis Academy High School is a public high school in Kingsville, Texas, serving 383 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Santa Gertrudis Independent School District, which is ranked 85 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santa Gertrudis Academy High School stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 97.4% to 100% over the past few years, significantly outpacing the nearby H.M. King High School, which had a 76.6% four-year graduation rate in 2022-2023. The school also boasts very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 1.6%, much lower than the 2.2% dropout rate at H.M. King High School. Additionally, Santa Gertrudis Academy High School has consistently outperformed the state and district averages in several STAAR EOC assessments, including Biology, English I Reading, English II Reading, and U.S. History.

The school's exceptional performance extends to its special education students, ranking 25 out of 1,478 Texas high schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's performance for gifted and talented students has been more mixed, it has still managed to maintain strong academic achievement overall, even with a significant percentage of low socioeconomic status students. When compared to nearby schools, Santa Gertrudis Academy High School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Texas high schools.

393

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,186

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1055 W Santa Gertrudis
Kingsville, TX 78363

(361) 384-5041

District: Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Santa Gertrudis Academy High School:

Elementary:

Santa Gertrudis School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

14.5%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Texas avg56%

471^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 961Santa Gertrudis 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
2025	68.1	471 of 1974	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	524 of 1990	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	300 of 1961	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	498 of 1876	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	562 of 1861	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	168 of 1857	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	234 of 1797	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.1	385 of 1777	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	58.5	728 of 1762	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.4	557 of 1743	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	503 of 1734	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	443 of 1652	73.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	230 of 1603	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	310 of 1672	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	496 of 1568	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	795 of 1539	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	686 of 1510	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.6	911 of 1497	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	977 of 1430	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.9	872 of 1429	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.8	872 of 1427	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	1138 of 1837	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1627 of 1829	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	414 of 1810	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	810 of 1784	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	271 of 1504	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	320 of 1880	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	358 of 1891	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	413 of 1841	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	450 of 1815	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	240 of 1798	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	355 of 1781	80.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	606 of 964	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	847 of 1182	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.4	263 of 1172	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	98 of 1177	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	70.7	234 of 1145	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	618 of 1137	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	172 of 1453	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	284 of 1805	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	256 of 1820	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	396 of 1762	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	471 of 1743	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	176 of 1714	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	204 of 1691	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	226 of 1513	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	302 of 1884	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	317 of 1897	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	580 of 1847	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	797 of 1848	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	175 of 1818	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	270 of 1794	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	268 of 1515	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	363 of 1891	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	278 of 1913	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	603 of 1853	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	657 of 1840	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	184 of 1824	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	197 of 1803	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	330 of 1299	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	808 of 1548	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	97.7	25 of 1478	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	61.1	332 of 1382	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	368 of 1294	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	290 of 1556	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	101 of 1576	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	66.6	368 of 1525	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	133 of 1510	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	69 of 1526	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	198 of 1539	87.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History80%+12 vs state

Biology73%+11 vs state

English II Reading71%+15 vs state

English I Reading67%+15 vs state

Algebra I47%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Santa Gertrudis Academy High School	Public	9-12	1055 W Santa Gertrudis	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-5041	393	25	15.4	41.2%	57 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	324 (82.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	68.1	471^st of 1974 public high schools	76.1%		66.2	524^th of 1990 public high schools	73.7%	53	46.8	72.6	66.7	71.1	80.0									$11,186
H M King High School	Public	9-12	2210 S Brahma Blvd	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 595-8600	918	60	15.2	74.7%	74 (8.1%)	22 (2.4%)	804 (87.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	12.8	1732^nd of 1974 public high schools	12.3%		13.7	1726^th of 1990 public high schools	13.3%	6	3.9	39.0	25.4	31.8	36.6									$12,786
Bishop High School	Public	9-12	100 Badger Ln	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-2547	533	38	14.0	54.0%	60 (11.3%)	5 (0.9%)	460 (86.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	71.8	375^th of 1974 public high schools	81.0%		72	377^th of 1990 public high schools	81.1%	2	79.3	74.6	57.9	69.0	78.1									$9,268
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	Public	7-12	172 Badger Ln	Ben Bolt	78342	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9822	206	20	10.2	85.0%	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.1	987^th of 1974 public high schools	50.0%		36.5	1274^th of 1990 public high schools	36.0%	287	35.3	57.6	51.4	75.8	52.0		30.6	34.5		24.0	7.4	20.7	27.6	$14,951
Kaufer High School	Public	9-12	203 Seahawk Dr	Riviera	78379	Kleberg County	Riviera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 296-3101	181	18	10.1	59.1%	46 (25.4%)	1 (0.6%)	131 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	60.4	659^th of 1974 public high schools	66.6%		61.5	653^rd of 1990 public high schools	67.2%	6	53.9	74.4	74.4	63.6	56.3									$12,563
Agua Dulce High School	Public	6-12	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2214	243	20	12.2	68.3%	67 (27.6%)	2 (0.8%)	172 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	58	719^th of 1974 public high schools	63.6%		74	332^nd of 1990 public high schools	83.3%	387	24.3	65.8	51.4	75.8	81.4	57.7	52.8	60.0	34.6	11.4	13.0	50.0	20.6	$10,218
Alice High School	Public	9-12	# 1 Coyote Trl	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-0126	1,295	71	18.1	86.3%	67 (5.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1,209 (93.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	31	1371^st of 1974 public high schools	30.5%		27.2	1469^th of 1990 public high schools	26.2%	98	29.7	49.8	43.6	44.9	51.6									$11,047
Premont Collegiate High School	Public	6-12	400 S Elaine St	Premont	78375	Jim Wells County	Premont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 348-3915	387	30	12.9	91.0%	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	370 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	1319^th of 1974 public high schools	33.2%		16	1684^th of 1990 public high schools	15.4%	365	34.0	46.6	0.0	11.1	71.7	27.7	48.2	44.4	23.4	46.4	29.0	20.6	11.1	$12,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Gertrudis Academy High School

How many students attend Santa Gertrudis Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Santa Gertrudis Academy High School.

What district is Santa Gertrudis Academy High School in?

Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Santa Gertrudis Academy High School?

Santa Gertrudis Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Santa Gertrudis School

Is Santa Gertrudis Academy High School a good school?

Santa Gertrudis Academy High School ranks 471^st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Gertrudis Academy High School?

Students at Santa Gertrudis Academy High School are 82% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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