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CANYON LAKE H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CANYON LAKE H S
CANYON LAKE H S, a medium-sized senior high in FISCHER, Texas, operated by COMAL ISD, caters to 1,066 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 34% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
Across the 37 schools in COMAL ISD (29,839 students total), CANYON LAKE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, CANYON LAKE H S shows that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 33% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CANYON LAKE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, CANYON LAKE H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.9%, the actual is 65.5%, a residual of +6.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, Comal County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,889 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Comal County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students), CANYON LAKE H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is REBECCA CREEK EL, roughly 5.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CANYON LAKE H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.6%.
CANYON LAKE H S operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CANYON LAKE H S has edged up 4%, going from 1,023 students in 2018 to 1,066 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 28% to 33% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CANYON LAKE H S community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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