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Santa Fe JH

Galveston County · Region 04: Houston · 1,011 students

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Current score
77/1002025-26
Change
+3 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−5.7 ptsvs 82.7 average · 1,574 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,154 of 1,574tied with 50 others
C77

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 74 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 82.7 average for 1,574 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Santa Fe JH is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 82.7 average for 1,574 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 3 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,154th of 1,574 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 50 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. Official improvement and transfer notices
  3. 5 years of ratings
  4. Where the score comes from
  5. Student outcomes
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this comes from

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
16.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,574 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
0.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,574 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageSanta Fe JH 7475717577 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 74 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7782.7 1,574 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7583.1 1,543 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7181.1 1,515 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7581.6 1,499 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7484.0 1,479 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement78 C−4.8 vs similar economic context · 1,524 reporting
  • School Progress74 C−7.9 vs similar economic context · 1,520 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps74 C−6.1 vs similar economic context · 1,509 reporting
  • Academic Growth70 C−6.4 vs similar economic context · 1,492 reporting
  • Relative Performance74 C−5.4 vs similar economic context · 1,520 reporting
  • Santa Fe JH
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,574 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement78C2
School Progress74C6
Closing the Gaps74C6
Academic Growth70C10
Relative Performance74C6

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 2 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (78), so School Progress (74) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 78.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level74%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,524 reporting
  • Meets grade level48%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,524 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,524 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level78%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
  • Masters grade level29%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level74%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,517 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,517 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,517 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,408 reporting
  • Meets grade level48%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,408 reporting
  • Masters grade level16%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,408 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level57%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 795 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 795 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 795 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,574 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
1,011
Economically disadvantaged
46.4%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
7.8%−4.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
21.4%+3.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.5%−1.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
20.1%+6.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Santa Fe JH

African American: 1.1%Hispanic: 29.3%White: 67.2%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 0.1%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 1.9%
  • African American 1.1%
  • Hispanic 29.3%
  • White 67.2%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 0.1%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 1.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,574 reporting for every category shown · 1,574 in full cohort

African American: 9.3%Hispanic: 38.9%White: 43.6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.5%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.3%
  • African American 9.3%
  • Hispanic 38.9%
  • White 43.6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
1,010
Economically disadvantaged students
469
Emergent bilingual students
79
Special education students
216

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
84
Students in TEA mobility denominator
1,053
TEA-published mobility rate
8%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 1,011 students in 2025–26, an increase of 8 (0.8%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
1,011

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+8

Increase · +0.8%

Change since 2021–22
−13

Decrease · −1.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
1,011
Selected comparison
668.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,534 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Santa Fe JH
School yearStudents enrolledSanta Fe JHChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 1,024 First available year 665.9
2022–23 1,009 Decrease of 15 (1.5%) 671.2
2023–24 1,012 Increase of 3 (0.3%) 671.5
2024–25 1,003 Decrease of 9 (0.9%) 668.5
2025–26 1,011 Increase of 8 (0.8%) 668.6

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
237

22.5% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
947

89.93 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
1,053

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
22.5%
Selected comparison
11.7%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,221 rated schools reporting

+10.8 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
89.93
Selected comparison
25.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,310 rated schools reporting

+64.3 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Santa Fe JH
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 1,088 188 17.3% 571 52.48 9.5% 18
2021–22 1,097 263 24.0% 930 84.78 11.6% 25.1
2022–23 1,083 303 28.0% 1,307 120.68 12.0% 26.6
2023–24 1,061 247 23.3% 882 83.13 12.0% 27.3
2024–25 1,053 237 22.5% 947 89.93 11.7% 25.6
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Santa Fe JH in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 237 22.5% 947 89.93 11.7% 25.6
In-school suspensions 228 21.6% 827 78.54 10.5% 19.7
Out-of-school suspensions 36 3.4% 52 4.94 5.8% 8.1
DAEP placements 57 5.4% 68 6.46 4.2% 5
Mandatory DAEP placements 23 2.2% 25 2.37 3.2% 3.6
Discretionary DAEP placements 38 3.6% 43 4.08 2.4% 2.8
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Santa Fe JH
  • Parent district: Santa Fe ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$7,319
Selected comparison
$11,930

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,542 rated schools reporting

−$4,611 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $7,319 per student for this campus, $14,239 per student for its parent district, Santa Fe ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearSanta Fe JHParent district: Santa Fe ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,174$11,808$13,054$7,824 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,419 rated schools reporting
2019$8,165$16,762$13,108$8,009 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,438 rated schools reporting
2020$7,268$13,353$14,058$8,481 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,450 rated schools reporting
2021$7,342$14,826$14,797$8,898 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,469 rated schools reporting
2022$7,544$14,883$15,708$10,162 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,482 rated schools reporting
2023$8,011$15,591$16,792$10,605 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,499 rated schools reporting
2024$7,967$14,552$18,125$11,547 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,515 rated schools reporting
2025$7,319$14,239$18,972$11,930 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,542 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$66,632−$474 vs similar economic context
Teachers
61+17.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16.7−3.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Santa Fe JH

Beginning: 3.3%1 to 5 years: 43.7%6 to 10 years: 16.5%11 to 20 years: 19.8%21 to 30 years: 13.2%Over 30 years: 3.5%
  • Beginning 3.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 43.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 16.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 19.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 13.2%
  • Over 30 years 3.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,574 reporting for every category shown · 1,574 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.5%1 to 5 years: 24%6 to 10 years: 19.5%11 to 20 years: 29.9%21 to 30 years: 16.8%Over 30 years: 4.1%
  • Beginning 5.5%
  • 1 to 5 years 24%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 29.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.8%
  • Over 30 years 4.1%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Santa Fe JH in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classSanta Fe JH · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 622.317.8
Secondary English25.115.3
Secondary math22.816.3
Secondary science22.917.7
Secondary social studies23.617.7

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 084909041.