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Santa Rosa High School

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Santa Rosa High School ranks 1314 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 35% of Texas high schools

Summary

Santa Rosa High School is a small, rural high school in Santa Rosa, TX, serving 291 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd). The school stands out for its exceptionally low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1, which is much smaller than nearby larger schools like Harlingen High School (14.4:1) and Mercedes High School (14.8:1). This small class size, combined with high per-student spending of over $16,000, suggests a strong investment in creating a personalized learning environment.

However, the school presents a paradox: despite these resources, its overall academic performance on state tests is generally below the state average, with only 31.4% of students proficient in Algebra I compared to 54% statewide. The school's greatest strength is its exceptional work with Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the 83rd percentile—a stark contrast to its overall 35th percentile ranking. This shows the school is highly effective at challenging its highest-achieving students. Performance for other groups is mixed; while English Language Learners and low-income students have shown recent improvement, support for Special Education students has declined significantly.

When compared to nearby selective-admission magnet schools like South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Science Academy and Harlingen School Of Health Professions, Santa Rosa's overall scores are much lower. However, it performs similarly to other high-poverty schools in the region, such as La Villa Early College High School and La Feria Early College High School. The school also shows notable volatility in its graduation rate, which has swung from 98.5% to 87.1% and back up to 92.9% in recent years. For parents, Santa Rosa High School offers a small, well-funded environment that can be excellent for high-achieving students, but overall academic results are inconsistent and reflect the challenges common in high-poverty communities.

291

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,743

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Jesus R Cruz St
Santa Rosa, TX 78593-0368

(956) 636-9800

District: Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Santa Rosa High School:

Elementary:	Elma E Barrera Elementary
Middle:	Jo Nelson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2026) from a 19th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (51% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

Texas avg62%

1,314^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

574^th of 951Santa Rosa 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	36.8	1314 of 2009	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	1109 of 1974	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1251 of 1990	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1586 of 1961	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1514 of 1876	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1403 of 1861	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1257 of 1857	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1301 of 1797	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.0	1082 of 1777	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.4	975 of 1762	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	1220 of 1743	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	1132 of 1734	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1312 of 1652	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1329 of 1603	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.1	984 of 1672	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	934 of 1568	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.3	1240 of 1539	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	1196 of 1510	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	1231 of 1497	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	1087 of 1430	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	1139 of 1429	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.4	1129 of 1427	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	1316 of 1837	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1186 of 1829	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1246 of 1810	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1457 of 1784	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	725 of 1195	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	417 of 1153	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	834 of 1437	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	937 of 1371	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1119 of 1278	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	887 of 1195	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	764 of 1136	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	668 of 1113	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	1073 of 1936	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	628 of 1504	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	1288 of 1880	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1587 of 1891	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1459 of 1841	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1293 of 1815	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1049 of 1798	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1301 of 1781	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	204 of 1206	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	45.1	665 of 964	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.8	285 of 1182	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	894 of 1172	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	1018 of 1860	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	738 of 1453	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1070 of 1805	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1419 of 1820	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1377 of 1762	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1228 of 1743	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1014 of 1714	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1118 of 1691	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	1245 of 1937	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	690 of 1513	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	1070 of 1884	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1485 of 1897	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1388 of 1847	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	1258 of 1848	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1202 of 1818	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1198 of 1794	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	1336 of 1954	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1100 of 1515	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1297 of 1891	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1520 of 1913	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1514 of 1853	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1444 of 1840	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1358 of 1824	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1426 of 1803	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	55.1	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	1188 of 1581	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.1	667 of 1299	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1205 of 1548	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1298 of 1478	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1208 of 1418	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	815 of 1382	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1059 of 1357	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1073 of 1347	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	2.7	1476 of 1526	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1473 of 1539	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+48 vs school

Migrant (2021)62nd percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History71%~ state avg

English II Reading57%-3 vs state

Biology50%-21 vs state

English I Reading39%-16 vs state

Algebra I31%-23 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)	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	Total
Santa Rosa High School	Public	9-12	102 Jesus R Cruz St	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9800	291	31	9.3	85.2%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	1314^th of 2009 public high schools	34.6%		41.9	1109^th of 1974 public high schools	43.8%	205	31.4	50.0	39.0	56.8	71.1	$15,743
La Feria Early College High School	Public	9-12	901 N Canal St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8370	901	69	13.0	80.9%	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	881 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	1372^nd of 2009 public high schools	31.7%		32.5	1342^nd of 1974 public high schools	32.0%	30	21.4	70.5	33.9	59.5	52.0	$11,060
La Villa Early College High School	Public	9-12	200 W Hwy 107	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-4715	179	19	9.5	92.7%	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.6	1467^th of 2009 public high schools	27.0%		38.8	1196^th of 1974 public high schools	39.4%	271	20.7	62.8	42.2	52.4	52.2	$21,756
Harlingen H S - South	Public	9-12	1701 Dixieland Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 427-3800	2,019	144	14.0	70.9%	68 (3.4%)	9 (0.4%)	1,932 (95.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	41	1206^th of 2009 public high schools	40.0%		48.9	935^th of 1974 public high schools	52.6%	271	34.0	58.9	50.8	60.6	62.5	$12,139
Mercedes Academic Academy	Public	9-12	720 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5076	100	9	10.7	96.0%	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	1809^th of 2009 public high schools	10.0%		2.4	1945^th of 1974 public high schools	1.5%	136	6.3	27.3	13.6	28.1	47.8	$7,158
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes	Public, Charter	9-12	103 E 2nd St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5417	109	5	22.1		1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.1	1882^nd of 2009 public high schools	6.3%		7.2	1825^th of 1974 public high schools	7.5%	57	26.9	34.5	13.3	11.4	26.5	$13,098
Harlingen High School	Public	9-12	1201 E Marshall Ave	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 427-3600	2,433	168	14.4	77.8%	110 (4.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2,296 (94.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.5%)	35.3	1351^st of 2009 public high schools	32.8%		36	1257^th of 1974 public high schools	36.3%	94	42.5	57.7	45.2	53.6	58.0	$11,626
Mercedes High School	Public	9-12	1200 S Florida	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2100	903	61	14.8	92.0%	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	882 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16.3	1707^th of 2009 public high schools	15.0%		11.3	1760^th of 1974 public high schools	10.8%	53	23.9	38.1	21.0	48.2	44.8	$13,666
Mercedes Early College Academy	Public	9-12	950 W 6th St	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-5180	355	22	15.9	80.0%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	348 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.5	807^th of 2009 public high schools	59.8%		62.7	607^th of 1974 public high schools	69.3%	200	44.2	68.1	40.8	73.9	73.6	$8,738
South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Science Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-4620	840	65	12.8	54.8%	69 (8.2%)	14 (1.7%)	696 (82.9%)	54 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	84	137^th of 2009 public high schools	93.2%		85.9	124^th of 1974 public high schools	93.7%	13	41.2	81.6	83.0	83.7	91.8	$14,808

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Rosa High School

What is the racial makeup of Santa Rosa High School?

Students at Santa Rosa High School are 99% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Santa Rosa High School in?

Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Santa Rosa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Santa Rosa High School.

Is Santa Rosa High School a good school?

Santa Rosa High School ranks 1314^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Santa Rosa High School?

Santa Rosa High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elma E Barrera Elementary
Middle : Jo Nelson Middle

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