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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMAL ISD·NCES 481473011910
Morningside Elementary School
3855 MORNINGSIDE DR, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78132 · (830) 837-7100 · Comal County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
383 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Morningside Elementary School
Morningside Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside Elementary School this school | 665 | 57.6% | 47.8% |
| Flour Bluff Primary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 716 | 58.4% | N/A |
| Cedric C Smith MAGNOLIA | 738 | 57.0% | 65.3% |
| Comanche Elementary School COMANCHE | 658 | 58.2% | 44.5% |
| Flour Bluff Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 742 | 55.3% | 49.3% |
| Lavace Stewart Elementary School KEMAH | 660 | 60.6% | 39.6% |
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 Morningside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Comal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,656 of 4,401 | #18 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,931 of 4,466 ▲ 71 | #20 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,808 of 4,466 ▼ 404 | #21 of 22 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #672 of 3,998 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #1,155 of 4,938 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,384 of 4,622 | #17 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #1,582 of 4,628 | #5 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #3,238 of 4,789 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #2,177 of 2,838 | #6 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
665
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 665 | 44.6 | 14.9:1 | 58% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 41.2 | 15.7:1 | 57% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 52.5 | 15.4:1 | 63% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 50 | 14.2:1 | 66% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 66% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 70% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 72% (408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morningside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (725 to 665); teachers down 5% (47 to 44.6).
About Morningside Elementary School
Morningside Elementary School is an elementary school in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, reachable at (830) 837-7100. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 665 students. It has 28% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
COMAL ISD, which runs Morningside Elementary School, has 37 schools and 29,839 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Morningside Elementary School is 54%, a majority. Other students are 35% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Comal County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Morningside Elementary School are from different groups.
Morningside Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1, with 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. The school has 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Comal County is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Morningside Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.1% at Morningside Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Comal County show that median household income comes to about $101,889, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Comal County counts 49 public schools with about 29,653 students.
Morningside Elementary School's nearest public school is Lone Star Early Childhood Center (about 2.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Morningside Elementary School. Morningside Elementary School places 3rd 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.
From 710 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 665 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Morningside Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 COMAL ISD
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,414 students
- Smithson Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,098 students
- Pieper High SchoolHigh · 2,093 students
- Canyon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,251 students
- Davenport High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Johnson Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,185 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 Morningside Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 10 states are named Morningside Elementary. Morningside Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 16.
- Morningside Elementary SchoolDUMAS, TX · 410 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 401 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolTHE COLONY, TX · 338 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 722 students
- MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ST LUCIE, FL · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Lone Star Early Childhood Center2.1 mi · 306
- Voss Farms Elementary School2.4 mi · 807
- County Line Elementary School2.6 mi · 342
- Walnut Springs Elementary School2.6 mi · 307
- Memorial Elementary School2.7 mi · 261
- New Braunfels Middle School2.8 mi · 1,301
Frequently asked questions
About Morningside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Morningside Elementary School?
Morningside Elementary School enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Morningside Elementary School serve?
Morningside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Morningside Elementary School have?
Morningside Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Morningside Elementary School?
Morningside Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Morningside Elementary School in?
Morningside Elementary School is part of COMAL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.