MORNINGSIDE EL

Located at 3855 MORNINGSIDE DR, in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, MORNINGSIDE EL is a medium-sized elementary-level community that works with 665 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by COMAL ISD. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MORNINGSIDE EL is one of 37 schools operated by COMAL ISD, a district that instructs 29,839 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MORNINGSIDE EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 35% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 58% of students at MORNINGSIDE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Comal County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MORNINGSIDE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 47.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Comal County shows median household income runs about $101,889, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. MORNINGSIDE EL is one of 49 public schools in Comal County (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students).

Nearest neighbor: LONE STAR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, around 2.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MORNINGSIDE EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORNINGSIDE EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. MORNINGSIDE EL's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 725 (now 665). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 63% to 54% over that span.

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