VERAMENDI EL

VERAMENDI EL is a sizable elementary school in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, operated by NEW BRAUNFELS ISD. The school enrolls 935 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 80% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

NEW BRAUNFELS ISD comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 9,893 students; VERAMENDI EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, VERAMENDI EL shows that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest is composed of 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, VERAMENDI EL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Comal County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, VERAMENDI EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Comal County put median household income runs about $101,889, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. VERAMENDI EL is one of 49 public schools in Comal County (combined enrollment of about 29,653 students).

Nearest neighbor: OAKRUN MIDDLE, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERAMENDI EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. VERAMENDI EL's enrollment has rose 26% since 2018, when it stood at 743 (now 935). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 42% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 209.3:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.