Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRAUNFELS ISD·NCES 483237006762
Walnut Springs Elementary School
1900 S WALNUT, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130 · (830) 627-6540 · Comal County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
121 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
59%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp 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 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 100.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Walnut Springs Elementary School
Walnut Springs Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Springs Elementary School this school | 307 | 39.4% | 55.0% |
| Seele Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 295 | 40.0% | 60.6% |
| Lamar Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 360 | 40.3% | 61.3% |
| Santa Rita Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 357 | 35.9% | 68.0% |
| Leo A Rizzuto Elementary School LA PORTE | 299 | 41.5% | 61.5% |
| Ada Mae Faubion Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 353 | 35.1% | 38.4% |
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 Walnut Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Comal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,066 of 4,401 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #785 of 4,466 ▲ 450 | #10 of 22 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,050 of 4,466 ▼ 347 | #15 of 22 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #4,160 of 4,938 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #294 of 4,622 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,539 of 4,628 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #3,961 of 4,789 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #1,239 of 2,838 | #4 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
307
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 307 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 39% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 27.3 | 12.1:1 | 44% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 26.2 | 11.9:1 | 45% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 44% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 28% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 34% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 41% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 45% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 33 | 6.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Springs Elementary School.
About Walnut Springs Elementary School
Walnut Springs Elementary School is an elementary school located in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, in Comal County. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 307 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Walnut Springs Elementary School sits within NEW BRAUNFELS ISD, which has 15 schools and 9,893 students.
At Walnut Springs Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Other students are 45% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Comal County residents are about 71% White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Walnut Springs Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 11.8:1 is based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Walnut Springs Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.9% at Walnut Springs Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.0%.
Looking at the county, Comal County, median household income comes to about $101,889, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 49 public schools and about 29,653 students.
Among nearby public schools, County Line Elementary School is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Walnut Springs Elementary School. By average proficiency, Walnut Springs Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Walnut Springs Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 324 (2020-21) to 307 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.8:1, from 13.5:1.
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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 Walnut Springs Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Walnut Springs Elementary. Walnut Springs Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Walnut Springs Elementary SchoolDRIPPING SPRINGS, TX · 941 students
Nearby schools
- County Line Elementary School0.1 mi · 342
- Memorial Elementary School0.1 mi · 261
- Premier H S of New Braunfels1.0 mi · 72
- New Braunfels Middle School1.1 mi · 1,301
- Voss Farms Elementary School1.2 mi · 807
- Klein Road Elementary School1.4 mi · 773
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walnut Springs Elementary School?
Walnut Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Walnut Springs Elementary School serve?
Walnut Springs Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Walnut Springs Elementary School have?
Walnut Springs Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Walnut Springs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Walnut Springs Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Walnut Springs Elementary School public or private?
Walnut Springs 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.