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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 77517

Summary:

Zip code 77517 is served by a single high school, Santa Fe High School, which is part of the Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd) and educates approximately 1,314 students in grades 9 through 12.

Santa Fe High School stands out for its exceptional graduation and dropout rates, boasting a 97.6% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. The school demonstrates notable academic strength in science and history, consistently meeting or exceeding state averages on STAAR exams for Biology (68.52% proficient) and U.S. History (70.71% proficient) in the most recent data. However, there is a stark contrast in math performance: only 16.87% of students were proficient in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 54.03%, representing a significant 37-point gap. English Language Arts scores are stable and close to state averages, with English I slightly above and English II slightly below the state benchmark.

While the Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide (earning a 4-star rating), Santa Fe High School itself ranks in the 48th percentile of Texas high schools, suggesting that the district's strong performance may be driven by its elementary and middle schools. The school's state ranking has seen a slight decline, dropping from a 3-star to a 2-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 and per-student spending of $11,203, the school serves a moderately diverse socioeconomic population, with 46.42% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 77517

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Fe	1 mi	10	235^th
League City	4.11 mi	22	121^st
Dickinson	5.2 mi	18	575^th
Texas City	5.87 mi	15	574^th
Hitchcock	6.06 mi	6	857^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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