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Walnut Springs Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1900 S Walnut
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone
(830) 627-6540
District
NEW BRAUNFELS ISD
County
COMAL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
330
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.0% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Walnut Springs Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
60%
48%
52%
42%
56%
45%
60%
48%
52%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
48%
60%
51%
53%
46%
57%
48%
60%
51%
53%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
52%
62%
54%
45%
50%
54%
52%
62%
54%
45%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 1 0.3%
Kindergarten 56 17.0%
Grade 1 39 11.8%
Grade 2 59 17.9%
Grade 3 54 16.4%
Grade 4 65 19.7%
Grade 5 56 17.0%
Total 330 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.8% 45.9% 26.1%
Black 3.5% 2.0% 13.3%
Hispanic 48.4% 50.4% 54.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.1% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.2% 38.6% 61.4%
Free lunch eligible 40.6% 34.1% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 4.5% 4.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 66,832 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 895.0 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 16.6% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,994 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.8% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.0% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.6% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.1% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,347 $52,289,000 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $540 $5,285,000 4.6%
Staff $487 $4,762,000 4.1%
General Administration $144 $1,412,000 1.2%
School Administration $556 $5,435,000 4.7%
Operation $1,014 $9,916,000 8.5%
Transportation $236 $2,307,000 2.0%
Other $516 $5,049,000 4.3%
Total Support $3,494 $34,166,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,029 $29,618,000 25.5%
Total Expenditures $11,870 $116,073,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,742 $37,321,105,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $647 $3,582,261,000 4.3%
Staff $652 $3,606,801,000 4.3%
General Administration $164 $908,509,000 1.1%
School Administration $661 $3,660,477,000 4.4%
Operation $1,240 $6,862,923,000 8.3%
Transportation $310 $1,717,569,000 2.1%
Other $587 $3,250,091,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,261 $23,588,631,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,017 $22,236,113,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $15,019 $83,145,849,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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