BILL BROWN EL

BILL BROWN EL, an expansive elementary-level community in SPRING BRANCH, Texas, overseen by COMAL ISD, hosts 799 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so BILL BROWN EL sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, BILL BROWN EL shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Comal County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BILL BROWN EL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BILL BROWN EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 13% of students at BILL BROWN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Comal County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BILL BROWN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.1%.

Around the school, Comal County reports that median household income runs about $101,889, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Comal County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students), BILL BROWN EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ARLON R SEAY EL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BILL BROWN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BILL BROWN EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 71.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 18%: 678 students in 2018 compared to 799 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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