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Canyon High School

Q: Is Canyon High School a good school?

Canyon High School ranks 733 rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 63% of Texas high schools

Summary

Canyon High School is a public high school located in New Braunfels, Texas, serving 2,400 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Comal Independent School District, which is ranked 103 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

Canyon High School has consistently maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 96.0% to 96.9% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate is also very low, ranging from 0.3% to 0.6% over the same period, well below the state average. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and English Language Learner students performing significantly lower than other subgroups. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 373 to 733 over the past 5 years, despite maintaining relatively stable graduation and dropout rates.

Compared to other schools in the Comal Independent School District, Canyon High School performs well, outranking schools like Comal Academy and Comal Discipline Center. However, the district's Memorial Early College High School outperforms Canyon High School across most metrics. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Canyon High School has increased from 31.97% to 36.29% over the past 3 years, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

2,414

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,664

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1510 Ih 35 N
New Braunfels, TX 78130-2897

(830) 221-2400

District: Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Canyon High School:

Elementary:	Clear Spring Elementary
	Freiheit Elementary
	Goodwin Frazier Elementary
	Hoffmann Lane Elementary
	More...
	Oak Creek Elementary
Middle:	Canyon Middle
	Church Hill Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

White:

44.2%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg72%

Texas avg56%

733^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High Schools in the Comal Independent School District (Isd)

103^rd of 961Comal Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	733 of 1974	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	760 of 1990	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	651 of 1961	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	483 of 1876	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	373 of 1861	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	422 of 1857	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	416 of 1797	76.9%	★★★★☆
2017	60.4	526 of 1777	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	60.6	667 of 1762	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.6	547 of 1743	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	571 of 1734	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	532 of 1652	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.8	971 of 1603	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.9	565 of 1672	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	571 of 1568	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.8	603 of 1539	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	466 of 1510	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.4	342 of 1497	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	363 of 1430	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	355 of 1429	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	69.4	390 of 1427	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	367 of 834	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	253 of 1065	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	311 of 1069	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	192 of 1031	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	196 of 1020	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	113 of 1024	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	260 of 1013	74.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	139 of 428	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	303 of 530	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	191 of 525	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	363 of 507	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.6	205 of 488	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	347 of 487	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	286 of 486	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.2	625 of 1837	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	600 of 1829	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	552 of 1810	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	495 of 1784	72.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	692 of 1153	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	953 of 1437	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	873 of 1371	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	880 of 1278	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	768 of 1195	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	808 of 1136	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	863 of 1113	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	557 of 1504	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	641 of 1880	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	550 of 1891	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	527 of 1841	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	410 of 1815	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	492 of 1798	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	457 of 1781	74.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	501 of 964	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	757 of 1182	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	763 of 1172	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	659 of 1177	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	739 of 1145	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	557 of 1137	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	681 of 1453	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	851 of 1805	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	668 of 1820	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	515 of 1762	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	453 of 1743	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	523 of 1714	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	607 of 1691	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	725 of 1513	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	910 of 1884	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	885 of 1897	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	721 of 1847	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	560 of 1848	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	687 of 1818	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	829 of 1794	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	629 of 1515	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	785 of 1891	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	698 of 1913	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	479 of 1853	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	357 of 1840	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	409 of 1824	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	480 of 1803	73.4%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	65.5	30 of 131	77.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	112 of 598	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	217 of 731	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	173 of 677	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	318 of 664	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	200 of 588	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	301 of 604	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	285 of 582	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	66.5	40 of 106	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	704 of 1299	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	602 of 1548	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	506 of 1478	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	428 of 1418	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	326 of 1382	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	165 of 1357	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	223 of 1347	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	523 of 1294	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	637 of 1556	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	660 of 1576	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	462 of 1525	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	324 of 1510	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	379 of 1526	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	364 of 1539	76.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

Migrant (2018)77th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Native American (2022)62nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History70%~ state avg

English II Reading68%+12 vs state

English I Reading64%+12 vs state

Biology61%~ state avg

Algebra I33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Canyon High School	Public	9-12	1510 Ih 35 N	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2400	2,414	152	15.8	32.4%	1,067 (44.2%)	84 (3.5%)	1,144 (47.4%)	33 (1.4%)	6 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	69 (2.9%)	57.5	733^rd of 1974 public high schools	62.9%		57	760^th of 1990 public high schools	61.8%	27	33.0	61.1	63.5	68.1	69.9	$8,664
Comal Academy	Public	11-12	1413 Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2950	76			34.2%	40 (52.6%)	2 (2.6%)	29 (38.2%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)				0.0	57.1	$8,622
Comal Discipline Center	Public	6-12	1413 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2950	47	12	4.0	59.6%	15 (31.9%)	5 (10.6%)	24 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)						$25,439
Memorial Early College High School	Public	9-12	1419 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2900	291	21	14.1	27.1%	143 (49.1%)	10 (3.4%)	110 (37.8%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	90.9	54^th of 1974 public high schools	97.3%		93.5	20^th of 1990 public high schools	99.0%	34	61.8	94.4	94.4	98.4	94.0	$10,500
Innova Mercy Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	215 Kessler St	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Inspire Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 638-5000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Premier H S Of New Braunfels	Public, Charter	9-12	1928 S Seguin Ave Ste 100a	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 609-6606	72	4	18.0	51.4%	27 (37.5%)	1 (1.4%)	42 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	32.6	1338^th of 1974 public high schools	32.2%		49.7	940^th of 1990 public high schools	52.8%	398	14.3	57.1	62.5	50.0	44.4	$9,496
Discipline Alternative Education Placement	Public	6-12	902 W San Antonio	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6960	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Braunfels High School	Public	9-12	2551 Loop 337 N	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6000	1,990	111	17.9	26.3%	999 (50.2%)	30 (1.5%)	867 (43.6%)	21 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	62 (3.1%)	71.5	382^nd of 1974 public high schools	80.6%		72.8	362^nd of 1990 public high schools	81.8%	20	43.3	78.4	66.8	69.1	81.0	$8,524
Two Rivers High School	Public	10-12	4150 Klein Meadow	New Braunfels	78130	Guadalupe County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 629-8722	82	6	13.2	52.4%	24 (29.3%)	4 (4.9%)	50 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)			0.0	35.3	74.0	$8,040
Navarro High School	Public	9-12	6350 N State Hwy 123	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Navarro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 372-1931	703	54	13.1	32.4%	329 (46.8%)	22 (3.1%)	307 (43.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	31 (4.4%)	60	672^nd of 1974 public high schools	66.0%		54.5	832^nd of 1990 public high schools	58.2%	160	41.3	72.0	54.3	66.0	74.4	$10,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon High School

Is Canyon High School a good school?

Canyon High School ranks 733^rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Canyon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,414 students attended Canyon High School.

What schools feed into Canyon High School?

Canyon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clear Spring Elementary
Elementary : Freiheit Elementary
Elementary : Goodwin Frazier Elementary
Elementary : Hoffmann Lane Elementary
Elementary : Oak Creek Elementary
Middle : Canyon Middle
Middle : Church Hill Middle

What is the racial makeup of Canyon High School?

Students at Canyon High School are 47% Hispanic, 44% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Canyon High School in?

Comal Independent School District (Isd)

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