Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRAUNFELS ISD·NCES 483237007841
Memorial Elementary School
1911 S WALNUT, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130 · (830) 627-6470 · Comal County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
133 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 18.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Schools most like Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Elementary School this school | 261 | 51.0% | 44.1% |
| Sudan Elementary School SUDAN | 272 | 48.5% | 49.2% |
| Sunray Elementary School SUNRAY | 256 | 54.3% | 36.9% |
| Markham Elementary School MARKHAM | 255 | 51.8% | 78.5% |
| Farwell Elementary School FARWELL | 279 | 58.1% | 54.4% |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School SANGER | 292 | 46.9% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Memorial Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Comal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,059 of 4,401 | #20 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,131 of 4,466 ▼ 255 | #22 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,456 of 4,466 ▲ 82 | #19 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.0pp | #152 of 3,998 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #4,396 of 4,938 | #23 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #343 of 4,622 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #1,735 of 4,628 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #3,543 of 4,789 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #561 of 2,838 | #2 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
261
-80 (-23%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 261 | 21.8 | 12.0:1 | 51% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 24.5 | 12.9:1 | 58% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 23.7 | 12.3:1 | 56% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 55% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | N/A | N/A | 46% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 55% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 50% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 42% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Elementary School.
About Memorial Elementary School
Memorial Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Texas, located in NEW BRAUNFELS. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 261 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 50% below that mark.
NEW BRAUNFELS ISD oversees Memorial Elementary School and 14 other schools, with 9,893 students in total.
The student body at Memorial Elementary School is 51% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 41% White and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Comal County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Memorial Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Memorial Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 51%. On average, public schools in Comal County report 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Memorial Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Memorial Elementary School is 7.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 44.1%. Predicted: 51.9%.
The school is in Comal County, where median household income comes to about $101,889, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Comal County's 49 public schools enroll about 29,653 students and include Memorial Elementary School.
Memorial Elementary School's nearest public school is Walnut Springs Elementary School (about 0.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Memorial Elementary School. Memorial Elementary School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 261 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 341. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Memorial Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Comal County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW BRAUNFELS ISD
- New Braunfels High SchoolHigh · 1,990 students
- New Braunfels Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- Oakrun Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Veramendi Elementary SchoolElementary · 935 students
- Long Creek High SchoolHigh · 813 students
- Voss Farms Elementary SchoolElementary · 807 students
Other schools in NEW BRAUNFELS
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- New Braunfels High SchoolHigh · 1,990 students
- New Braunfels Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- Canyon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,251 students
- Oakrun Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Veramendi Elementary SchoolElementary · 935 students
Other Memorial Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 10 states are named Memorial Elementary. Memorial Elementary School is the 22nd largest of the 22.
- Memorial Elementary SchoolWESLACO, TX · 1,109 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 474 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 407 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLARCADIA, FL · 861 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolMcMinnville, OR · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Springs Elementary School0.1 mi · 307
- County Line Elementary School0.2 mi · 342
- Premier H S of New Braunfels0.9 mi · 72
- New Braunfels Middle School1.1 mi · 1,301
- Voss Farms Elementary School1.1 mi · 807
- Klein Road Elementary School1.3 mi · 773
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Memorial Elementary School?
Memorial Elementary School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Memorial Elementary School serve?
Memorial Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Memorial Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Memorial Elementary School.
How diverse is Memorial Elementary School?
Memorial Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Memorial Elementary School public or private?
Memorial Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW BRAUNFELS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.