Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Santa Fe ISD: B

Total students

1,024

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Santa Fe ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Santa Fe ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90%

Santa Fe Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Santa Fe, TX, in the Santa Fe ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,024 students. 58.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,474, which is $1,587 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sfisd.org

Address

4132 Warpath Ave
Santa Fe, TX 77510-9185

Office phone number

(409) 925-9304

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Santa Fe Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,024

African American

9 (0.9%)

Santa Fe ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.5%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (0.7%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

260 (25.4%)

Santa Fe ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

724 (70.7%)

Santa Fe ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (1.7%)

Santa Fe ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.9%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

25.4%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

70.7%

Two or more races

1.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

58.8 %

Santa Fe ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

49.6 %

Santa Fe ISD: 50.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.5 %

Santa Fe ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

58.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

49.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.5 %

Santa Fe ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.6 %

Santa Fe ISD: 4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.7 %

Santa Fe ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.5%

Gifted and talented

4.6%

Special education

11.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Santa Fe ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Santa Fe ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Santa Fe ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Santa Fe ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

13.6 %

Santa Fe ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Santa Fe ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Santa Fe ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Santa Fe ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.9 %

Santa Fe ISD: 19%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Santa Fe ISD: 20%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13.3 %

Santa Fe ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

11.8 %

Santa Fe ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

60.8

African American

0 (0%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.1 (15%)

Santa Fe ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

50.7 (83.3%)

Santa Fe ISD: 85.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.6%)

Santa Fe ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

53.1 (87.3%)

Santa Fe ISD: 85.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.7 (12.7%)

Santa Fe ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Santa Fe ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.8

Santa Fe ISD: 16.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Santa Fe ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,474

Santa Fe ISD: $61,231

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,144

Santa Fe ISD: $57,202

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,816

Santa Fe ISD: $57,993

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,062

Santa Fe ISD: $60,231

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,931

Santa Fe ISD: $63,910

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,718

Santa Fe ISD: $66,895

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Santa Fe ISD: $74,567

Statewide: $71,111

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