JOHNSON RANCH EL

JOHNSON RANCH EL is one of the well-populated K-5 schools in BULVERDE, Texas, run under COMAL ISD, with 1,185 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 128% above typical.

COMAL ISD runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 29,839 students. JOHNSON RANCH EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, JOHNSON RANCH EL lists that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 37% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JOHNSON RANCH EL has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JOHNSON RANCH EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 19% of students at JOHNSON RANCH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Comal County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, JOHNSON RANCH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 67.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Comal County put median household income runs about $101,889, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Comal County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students), JOHNSON RANCH EL is one campus in the mix.

BULVERDE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHNSON RANCH EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 72.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHNSON RANCH EL has grew 193%, going from 404 students in 2018 to 1,185 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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