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Garden Ridge Elementary

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Garden Ridge Elementary ranks 502 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Garden Ridge Elementary is a high-performing public school in Garden Ridge, TX, serving 475 students in grades PK-5 as part of the top-ranked Comal Independent School District (Isd). With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1, the school consistently earns top ratings, currently ranking in the top 11% of all Texas elementary schools. Its standout feature is exceptional science proficiency—nearly 70% of 5th graders were proficient in science, more than double the state average and far surpassing nearby schools like Wortham Oaks Elementary (36%) and Cibolo Valley Elementary (17%). Mathematics is another strength, with 75% of 3rd graders proficient compared to the district average of 61%.

The school excels in supporting specific student groups, particularly male students, who have ranked in the top 8% statewide for three consecutive years—a notable achievement as many schools struggle to engage boys at this level. Most impressively, Garden Ridge provides outstanding support for its Special Education students, ranking in the top 7% statewide. However, the school faces a challenge with its small population of low-income students, who ranked in the bottom half of the state in recent years. This contrast highlights that while the school’s overall success is driven by a supportive community, there is room to grow in serving all students equitably.

Compared to nearby schools, Garden Ridge stands out as the highest-ranked in its area. While Wortham Oaks Elementary (in the Judson Independent School District (Isd)) competes closely in reading and math, Garden Ridge maintains a clear edge in science and overall consistency. Other nearby schools like Cibolo Valley Elementary and Comal Creek Elementary (both in the same district) rank significantly lower. A slight dip in recent state rankings (from 93rd to 89th percentile) is worth monitoring but does not diminish the school’s reputation as a top-tier choice for families seeking strong academics, especially in science and math.

475

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,653

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9401 Municipal Pkwy
Garden Ridge, TX 78266

(830) 837-7000

District: Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Garden Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Danville Middle
High:	Davenport High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg66%

Texas avg51%

502^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Comal Independent School District (Isd)

109^th of 951Comal 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	502 of 4627	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	512 of 4651	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	334 of 4710	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	598 of 4647	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	431 of 4581	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	327 of 4578	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	568 of 4479	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	414 of 4359	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	78.1	767 of 4329	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	697 of 4286	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	87.3	343 of 4320	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	82.1	619 of 4260	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	700 of 4221	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	682 of 4206	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	704 of 4095	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	240 of 3937	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	78.6	580 of 3884	85.1%	★★★★☆
2008	53.1	2030 of 3768	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.4	905 of 3724	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	730 of 3476	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	1072 of 3475	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.0	1085 of 3465	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	70.8	477 of 2443	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	568 of 2421	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	606 of 2444	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	935 of 2515	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	373 of 2483	85.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	1954 of 4461	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	2372 of 4331	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	2573 of 4295	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	2058 of 4240	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	857 of 4575	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	512 of 3744	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	586 of 4658	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	600 of 4588	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	362 of 4561	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	230 of 4499	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	357 of 4348	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	345 of 4306	92.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	1502 of 3075	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	1211 of 2619	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	700 of 2980	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	433 of 2958	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	527 of 3006	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	1237 of 3184	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1327 of 3106	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	484 of 4413	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	477 of 3644	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	621 of 4465	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	754 of 4401	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	515 of 4376	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	478 of 4329	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	1224 of 4188	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	1177 of 4168	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2535 of 4520	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	81.0	328 of 3705	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	439 of 4594	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.7	919 of 4521	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	1309 of 4477	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	458 of 4451	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	41.9	2657 of 4309	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	1575 of 4264	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	289 of 4582	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	310 of 3739	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	199 of 4647	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	556 of 4585	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	509 of 4563	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	457 of 4498	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	817 of 4357	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	521 of 4319	87.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	265 of 1106	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	212 of 975	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	424 of 1128	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	211 of 1099	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	166 of 1004	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	121 of 961	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	67 of 1112	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	71.7	245 of 1046	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	293 of 4301	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	73.8	542 of 3549	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	1488 of 4292	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	1245 of 4086	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	1734 of 3952	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	1024 of 3799	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	987 of 3684	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	358 of 3558	89.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	452 of 3006	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	376 of 2612	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	214 of 3108	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	505 of 3106	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	336 of 3082	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	286 of 3082	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	472 of 3142	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	248 of 3127	92.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2023)80th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile-34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading71%+16 vs state

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Garden Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9401 Municipal Pkwy	Garden Ridge	78266	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 837-7000	475	33	14.3	18.5%	276 (58.1%)	22 (4.6%)	135 (28.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	87.1	502^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	89.2%		86.6	512^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%	10	73.8	65.9	72.0				75.0	67.4	66.0					$9,653
Comal Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	233 Hubertus Rd	Schertz	78155	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	455	36	12.7	53.6%	153 (33.6%)	15 (3.3%)	263 (57.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	48.5	2187^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.7%		57.3	1707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%	480	49.3	42.6	54.3				39.1	40.3	61.7					$14,443
Sst Schertz	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	20845 Technology Ave	Schertz	78154	Comal County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 215-9500	895	54	16.6	34.2%	208 (23.2%)	105 (11.7%)	495 (55.3%)	26 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.5%)	73.2	1008^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.2%		61.6	1499^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.8%	491	57.8	65.2	73.4	64.1	76.5		61.2	57.0	50.0	43.0	64.2			$10,814
Rolling Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17222 Fm 2252	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-5700	652	40	16.3	55.5%	134 (20.6%)	91 (14.0%)	360 (55.2%)	25 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.1%)	51.6	2032^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.1%		49.3	2185^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.0%	153	56.3	58.1	52.4				52.1	35.5	46.0					$10,719
John A Sippel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	420 Fairlawn	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4600	641	44	14.7	34.6%	199 (31.0%)	69 (10.8%)	322 (50.2%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.5%)	35.5	3053^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	34.0%		46.4	2357^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.3%	696	45.7	41.4					31.0	44.5						$9,064
Green Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1694 Green Vly Rd	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4450	503	36	14.0	32.6%	177 (35.2%)	50 (9.9%)	228 (45.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.4%)	67.4	1248^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.0%		60.7	1545^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%	297	54.7	69.0					40.8	55.4						$9,670
Norma J Paschal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	590 Savannah	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4500	574	41	14.1	31.0%	218 (38.0%)	35 (6.1%)	268 (46.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	59.5	1630^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.8%		60.7	1541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.9%	89	57.6	52.6					47.2	50.0						$9,494
Wortham Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5710 Carriage Cape	San Antonio	78261	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-5750	776	44	17.6	42.9%	164 (21.1%)	78 (10.1%)	434 (55.9%)	59 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.8%)	84.9	579^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.5%		79.6	765^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.6%	186	78.8	66.4	68.8				73.5	63.5	58.1					$9,695
Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2900 Cibolo Valley Dr	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	917	46	19.9	46.7%	207 (22.6%)	186 (20.3%)	415 (45.3%)	31 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	69 (7.5%)	43.5	2475^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.5%		47.1	2314^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.2%	161	38.9	51.3	66.3	62.3	56.6	80.0	25.4	46.2	34.9	29.5	43.4	34.0	30.0	$10,900
Fine Arts Academy Of Olympia	Public	PK, KG-5	8439 Athenian	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-5113	458	29	15.9	54.1%	111 (24.2%)	48 (10.5%)	266 (58.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.0%)	64.3	1389^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.0%		53.4	1948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.1%	559	70.4	50.7	75.0				55.6	50.7	38.1					$11,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Ridge Elementary

How many students attend Garden Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Garden Ridge Elementary.

Is Garden Ridge Elementary a good school?

Garden Ridge Elementary ranks 502^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Garden Ridge Elementary?

Students at Garden Ridge Elementary are 58% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Garden Ridge Elementary in?

Comal Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Garden Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Danville Middle
High : Davenport High School

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