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How has OAK CREEK EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
855
Elementary
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMAL ISD·NCES 481473011768
OAK CREEK EL
3060 GOODWIN LN, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130 · (830) 837-7200 · Comal County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
296 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
855
+320 (+60%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.9:1
% White
49%
was 53%
% Hispanic
42%
was 40%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OAK CREEK EL
OAK CREEK EL, a heavily attended elementary-level community in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, part of COMAL ISD, works with 855 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 65% bigger than the state mean of about 519.
Within COMAL ISD, which oversees 37 schools and 29,839 students, OAK CREEK EL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, OAK CREEK EL lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, OAK CREEK EL has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OAK CREEK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 60.2%.
In the broader community, census data for Comal County shows median household earnings sit near $101,889, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Comal County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students), OAK CREEK EL is one campus in the mix.
CANYON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAK CREEK EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.5%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 60%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 855 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 53% to 49% over that span.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 H SHigh · 2,414 students
- SMITHSON VALLEY H SHigh · 2,098 students
- PIEPER H SHigh · 2,093 students
- CANYON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,251 students
- DAVENPORT H SHigh · 1,233 students
- JOHNSON RANCH ELElementary · 1,185 students
Other schools in NEW BRAUNFELS
- CANYON H SHigh · 2,414 students
- NEW BRAUNFELS H SHigh · 1,990 students
- NEW BRAUNFELS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- CANYON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,251 students
- OAKRUN MIDDLEMiddle · 1,013 students
- VERAMENDI ELElementary · 935 students
Nearby schools
- CANYON MIDDLE2.6 mi · 1,251
- FREIHEIT EL2.9 mi · 662
- CANYON H S3.0 mi · 2,414
- GOODWIN FRAZIER EL3.2 mi · 662
- MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S3.3 mi · 291
- COMAL ACADEMY3.3 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About OAK CREEK ELHow large is OAK CREEK EL?
OAK CREEK EL enrolls approximately 855 students in grades PK-05.
Is OAK CREEK EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OAK CREEK EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OAK CREEK EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OAK CREEK EL is approximately 14.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OAK CREEK EL?
At OAK CREEK EL, the student body is approximately 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees OAK CREEK EL?
OAK CREEK EL is overseen by COMAL ISD in Comal County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.