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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMAL ISD·NCES 481473007227

ARLON R SEAY EL

20911 HWY 46 W, SPRING BRANCH, TX 78070 · (830) 885-8700 · Comal County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
247 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
66
Kindergarten
96
Grade 1
72
Grade 2
86
Grade 3
87
Grade 4
112
Grade 5
104
Student demographics
White
28846%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
29648%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Black
112%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13%
Asian
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
163%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31350%
Female
31050%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
66.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
623
+245 (+65%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.6:1
% White
46%
was 74%
% Hispanic
48%
was 22%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ARLON R SEAY EL

ARLON R SEAY EL operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in SPRING BRANCH, Texas, overseen by COMAL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 623 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within COMAL ISD, which oversees 37 schools and 29,839 students, ARLON R SEAY EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, ARLON R SEAY EL lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 46% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Comal County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ARLON R SEAY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.6%, the actual is 54.4%, a residual of -2.2 points.

In the surrounding community, Comal County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,889 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Comal County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students), of which ARLON R SEAY EL is one.

SPRING BRANCH MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ARLON R SEAY EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 74.1%.

ARLON R SEAY EL operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARLON R SEAY EL has climbed 65%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 623 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 46%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Comal County at a glance

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Population
183,826
Census ACS
Median income
$101,889
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
29,653 students

Quick facts

School name
ARLON R SEAY EL
District
COMAL ISD
Address
20911 HWY 46 W, SPRING BRANCH, TX 78070
Phone
(830) 885-8700
County
Comal County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
623
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
247 (40%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
481473007227
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in COMAL ISD
Other schools in SPRING BRANCH
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Frequently asked questions

About ARLON R SEAY EL
What is the total enrollment at ARLON R SEAY EL?
ARLON R SEAY EL enrolls approximately 623 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ARLON R SEAY EL serve?
ARLON R SEAY EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ARLON R SEAY EL?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at ARLON R SEAY EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ARLON R SEAY EL?
At ARLON R SEAY EL, the student body is approximately 46% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ARLON R SEAY EL public or private?
ARLON R SEAY EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by COMAL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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