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Church Hill Middle

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Church Hill Middle ranks 439 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Church Hill Middle in New Braunfels, TX, serves 780 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Comal Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top 12% of Texas districts. This school has a strong history of high performance, consistently earning 4- and 5-star ratings, and it stands out for its exceptional Algebra I program, where 95-100% of 8th graders achieve proficiency—nearly double the state average. Church Hill also excels in reading across all grade levels, with 8th-grade reading proficiency at 75.66%, well above the state average of 58.69%. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6, the school offers a more personalized learning environment compared to many nearby schools.

However, Church Hill faces a notable challenge in 7th-grade mathematics, where only 27.01% of students were proficient in the most recent school year, below the state average of 29.41%. This creates a "tale of two math programs": while advanced math students thrive in Algebra I, the general 7th-grade math population struggles, suggesting a need for targeted support. The school also shows areas for improvement in serving specific student groups, with recent data indicating lower performance for African American students and Gifted and Talented students, highlighting opportunities for more equitable academic support.

When compared to nearby schools, Church Hill is a top-tier option. For instance, Canyon Middle, just 1.47 miles away, ranks in the 37th percentile (2-star) and has significantly lower proficiency rates—such as 23.6% in 6th-grade math versus Church Hill's 53.78%. Similarly, New Braunfels Middle (3.44 miles away) ranks in the 38th percentile. Church Hill's closest high-performing competitor is Oakrun Middle (4.89 miles away), which has a similar overall ranking but lags slightly in Algebra I (96% vs. 99%) and 8th-grade reading. Overall, Church Hill remains a strong choice for families seeking a school with advanced academic opportunities and a supportive environment.

780

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,112

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1275 N Business 35
New Braunfels, TX 78130

(830) 221-2800

District: Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Church Hill Middle usually attend:

High:

Canyon High School

Feeder schools for Church Hill Middle:

Elementary:	Goodwin Frazier Elementary
	Hoffmann Lane Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

Hispanic:

37.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Texas avg47%

439^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	439 of 2335	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	425 of 2344	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	300 of 2372	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	408 of 2330	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	280 of 2254	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	147 of 2252	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	207 of 2193	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	196 of 2080	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	86.2	198 of 2027	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	83.9	184 of 1987	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	80.9	246 of 2043	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	377 of 1987	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	257 of 1973	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	301 of 1951	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	268 of 1895	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	388 of 1803	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	302 of 1763	82.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1077 of 1295	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	418 of 997	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	297 of 1280	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	7.7	1261 of 1273	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	64.8	293 of 1167	74.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	389 of 505	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.8	221 of 606	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	365 of 594	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	398 of 587	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.2	672 of 2182	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	442 of 2118	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	398 of 2058	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	610 of 2008	69.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	488 of 1390	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	518 of 1428	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	362 of 1770	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	566 of 1720	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	280 of 1643	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	229 of 1592	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	263 of 1445	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	642 of 1376	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	393 of 2240	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	399 of 1825	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	366 of 2242	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	411 of 2241	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	289 of 2221	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	112 of 2151	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	213 of 2047	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	239 of 2008	88.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	829 of 1497	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.6	471 of 1230	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	345 of 1481	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	323 of 1488	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	312 of 1501	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	526 of 1446	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	549 of 1430	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	551 of 2141	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	508 of 1731	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	450 of 2119	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	670 of 2116	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	503 of 2077	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	216 of 2043	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	287 of 1935	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	289 of 1895	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	1030 of 2253	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	575 of 1820	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	497 of 2235	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	994 of 2251	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	416 of 2220	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	398 of 2172	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	544 of 2073	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	378 of 2039	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	487 of 2253	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	304 of 1818	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	267 of 2246	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	396 of 2245	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	270 of 2228	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	163 of 2168	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	196 of 2069	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	172 of 2030	91.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	178 of 806	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	66 of 676	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	61.4	259 of 818	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	186 of 817	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	123 of 813	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	21 of 743	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	68.0	192 of 753	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	316 of 720	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	843 of 1956	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	718 of 1568	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1079 of 1891	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1279 of 1815	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	818 of 1757	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	342 of 1712	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	309 of 1626	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	115 of 1597	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	439 of 1731	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	355 of 1439	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	261 of 1733	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	340 of 1749	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	179 of 1723	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	120 of 1700	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	168 of 1684	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	136 of 1673	91.9%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-59 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Reading68%+13 vs state

Mathematics51%+11 vs state

Social Studies36%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Church Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1275 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2800	780	50	15.6	28.3%	446 (57.2%)	12 (1.5%)	291 (37.3%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	73.6	439^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.2%		75.3	425^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.9%	14	99.0		66.8	63.3	75.7		53.8	27.0	60.2	36.3	$9,112
Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	2014 Fm 1101	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2300	1,251	73	17.2	43.2%	483 (38.6%)	57 (4.6%)	630 (50.4%)	23 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	50 (4.0%)	37.9	1463^rd of 2335 public middle schools	37.3%		44.9	1225^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.7%	238	68.3		47.2	51.6	54.7		23.6	8.4	41.6	22.6	$7,317
New Braunfels Middle	Public	6-8	608 Settlers Crossing	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6270	1,301	77	16.9	39.4%	523 (40.2%)	32 (2.5%)	662 (50.9%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.5%)	38.6	1441^st of 2335 public middle schools	38.3%		42.6	1310^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.1%	131	83.8		46.8	48.3	59.3		25.2	14.2	39.7	22.3	$6,743
Oakrun Middle	Public	6-8	415 Oak Run Point	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6400	1,013	61	16.6	31.9%	530 (52.3%)	13 (1.3%)	429 (42.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.2%)	71.8	477^th of 2335 public middle schools	79.6%		65.1	657^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.0%	180	96.3		57.0	66.2	78.3		50.3	26.1	50.0	49.3	$7,175
Navarro J H	Public	6-8	6450 N State Hwy 123	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Navarro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-5550	610	39	15.4	41.6%	293 (48.0%)	17 (2.8%)	271 (44.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.4%)	56.8	849^th of 2335 public middle schools	63.6%		54.2	944^th of 2344 public middle schools	59.7%	95	91.2		51.2	55.6	64.9		45.6	16.5	49.2	32.7	$6,337
Marion Middle	Public	6-8	506 S Center St	Marion	78124	Guadalupe County	Marion Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 914-2803	396	31	12.9	34.3%	196 (49.5%)	8 (2.0%)	173 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	60.1	752^nd of 2335 public middle schools	67.8%		53.7	958^th of 2344 public middle schools	59.1%	206	98.3		60.4	52.5	58.3		48.7	13.9	59.9	38.1	$7,636
Danville Middle	Public	6-8	370 Hubertus Rd	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	921	57	16.1	36.7%	396 (43.0%)	37 (4.0%)	422 (45.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	53 (5.8%)	58.1	815^th of 2335 public middle schools	65.1%		64.2	682^nd of 2344 public middle schools	70.9%	133	89.1		55.7	52.2	62.7		38.7	20.4	61.1	33.0	$8,158
Mt Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1165 Sattler Rd	Canyon Lake	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1300	781	51	15.2	40.8%	491 (62.9%)	5 (0.6%)	257 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	58.4	807^th of 2335 public middle schools	65.4%		70.4	528^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.5%	279	97.4		54.4	51.6	68.3		44.8	19.3	57.3	29.7	$8,340
Briesemeister Middle	Public	6-8	1616 W Court St	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 401-8711	798	47	16.8	75.1%	170 (21.3%)	35 (4.4%)	573 (71.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	25.4	1880^th of 2335 public middle schools	19.5%		33.2	1613^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.2%	267	80.3		35.6	41.2	48.3		18.6	6.4	39.2	14.1	$12,337
Elaine S Schlather Intermediate	Public	5-6	230 Elaine S Schlather Pkwy	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4300	724	48	14.9	24.0%	232 (32.0%)	95 (13.1%)	296 (40.9%)	19 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	74 (10.2%)								(n/a)		57.1	48.0			49.1	46.7				$8,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Church Hill Middle

How many students attend Church Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Church Hill Middle.

Is Church Hill Middle a good school?

Church Hill Middle ranks 439^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Church Hill Middle?

Students at Church Hill Middle are 57% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Church Hill Middle in?

Comal Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Church Hill Middle attend?

Students who attend Church Hill Middle usually go on to attend Canyon High School

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