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Mt Valley Elementary

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Mt Valley Elementary ranks 865 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mt Valley Elementary is a PK-5 school in Canyon Lake, TX, serving 488 students as part of the highly-ranked Comal Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its exceptional ability to support students from all backgrounds, particularly those from low-income families, where it ranks in the 97th percentile statewide for effectiveness. It also boasts a top-tier Gifted and Talented program, consistently ranking in the top 5% of the state. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1, Mt Valley provides a more intimate learning environment than many nearby high-performing schools, such as Hoffmann Lane Elementary (16.9:1 ratio), and has shown strong academic growth, with 3rd-grade math proficiency jumping from 40% to 69.5% over two years.

What makes Mt Valley particularly impressive is how it achieves strong results while serving a diverse student body, with nearly half of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This contrasts sharply with Hoffmann Lane Elementary, the area's academic powerhouse (99th percentile), which serves a much more affluent population (only 7.2% on free/reduced lunch). Mt Valley's success is arguably more remarkable because it adds significant educational value for its students. Additionally, compared to Startzville Elementary, another Canyon Lake school with similar demographics, Mt Valley ranks much higher (81st percentile vs. 59th percentile), despite Startzville having higher per-student spending ($12,050 vs. $10,237). This suggests Mt Valley's instructional strategies and school culture are highly effective.

Science is a consistent strength, with 5th-grade scores outperforming both district and state averages for three consecutive years. The school's overall ranking has climbed from the 56th percentile a decade ago to the 81st percentile today, reflecting a clear upward trajectory. While the school excels with Hispanic, low-income, and special education students, it shows a relative weakness with White students (59th percentile), an area worth monitoring. Overall, Mt Valley offers a well-rounded, high-value education that effectively supports a wide range of learners, making it a standout choice in the Canyon Lake area.

488

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,925

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Cannan Rd
Canyon Lake, TX 78133

(830) 885-9500

District: Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mt Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Valley Middle
High:	Canyon Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Hispanic:

27.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 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 school62%

District avg66%

Texas avg51%

865^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	77.1	865 of 4627	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	591 of 4651	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	783 of 4710	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	1391 of 4647	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	961 of 4581	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	911 of 4578	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	1330 of 4479	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	1357 of 4359	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	1428 of 4329	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.3	1876 of 4286	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.1	1510 of 4320	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.9	1427 of 4260	66.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	1956 of 4461	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	2376 of 4331	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	2849 of 4295	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2956 of 4240	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	634 of 4575	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	307 of 3744	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	578 of 4658	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	1067 of 4588	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	628 of 4561	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	1255 of 4499	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	1539 of 4348	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	1295 of 4306	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	185 of 3075	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	163 of 2980	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	128 of 2958	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	70.3	939 of 3006	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	675 of 3184	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1123 of 3106	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	1083 of 4413	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	284 of 3644	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	564 of 4465	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	1266 of 4401	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	477 of 4376	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	937 of 4329	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	1173 of 4188	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	1939 of 4168	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	618 of 4520	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	92.8	97 of 3705	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	208 of 4594	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.2	783 of 4521	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	361 of 4477	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	674 of 4451	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	1576 of 4309	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1737 of 4264	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	1148 of 4582	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	466 of 3739	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	810 of 4647	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	1779 of 4585	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1237 of 4563	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	777 of 4498	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	1230 of 4357	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	1467 of 4319	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	333 of 1004	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	817 of 4301	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	219 of 3549	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	761 of 4292	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	1827 of 4086	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	1985 of 3952	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	849 of 3799	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	745 of 3684	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	1072 of 3558	69.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	1219 of 3006	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.3	567 of 2612	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	803 of 3108	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	1815 of 3106	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	1546 of 3082	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	1306 of 3082	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	1688 of 3142	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1643 of 3127	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)67th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-22 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading67%+13 vs state

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Mt Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Cannan Rd	Canyon Lake	78133	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 885-9500	488	37	13.0	46.9%	325 (66.6%)	7 (1.4%)	136 (27.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	77.1	865^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.4	591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.3%	274	60.7	70.5	71.4	48.3	65.6	61.0	$11,925
Startzville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42111 Fm 3159	Canyon Lake	78133	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 885-8000	465	38	12.3	64.7%	237 (51.0%)	6 (1.3%)	194 (41.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	54	1909^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.7%		51.8	2038^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.2%	129	54.9	53.0	61.4	52.9	45.5	38.6	$11,152
Hoffmann Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 Fm 306	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2500	705	42	16.9	7.2%	522 (74.0%)	5 (0.7%)	143 (20.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	98.3	43^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.4	38^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.2%	5	84.2	86.6	88.4	84.2	87.4	91.0	$7,587
Rebecca Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Quest Ave	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 885-1800	578	43	13.3	47.1%	366 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (30.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	88.8	428^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.2	362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.2%	66	75.3	75.5	71.3	66.7	74.5	62.4	$8,337
Veramendi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2290 Oak Run Pkwy	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 608-5900	935	55	17.0	21.0%	533 (57.0%)	15 (1.6%)	325 (34.8%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	85.5	558^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.9%		69.1	1168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%	610	70.8	68.1	72.0	64.0	72.9	62.2	$6,023
Oak Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3060 Goodwin Ln	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 837-7200	855	57	14.8	34.6%	416 (48.7%)	30 (3.5%)	360 (42.1%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.0%)	69.6	1154^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		77.6	855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.6%	299	67.8	62.1	62.0	56.5	56.1	45.1	$8,543
Jacob's Well Elementary	Public	3-5	3470 Ranch Rd 2325	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Wimberley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 847-5558	553	36	15.4	20.4%	377 (68.2%)	6 (1.1%)	144 (26.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	65.3	1328^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.3%		82	684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.3%	644	55.8	67.7	77.3	34.7	52.3	48.8	$8,606
Seele Elementary	Public	K-5	540 Howard St	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 627-6750	295	24	12.2	40.0%	152 (51.5%)	4 (1.4%)	121 (41.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	72.6	1029^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.8%		81.9	685^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.3%	344	55.2	56.3	76.6	46.3	55.4	80.0	$9,530
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N Central Ave	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 627-6890	360	28	12.9	40.3%	181 (50.3%)	5 (1.4%)	158 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.6%)	86.5	525^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.7%		78.7	803^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.7%	278	71.7	73.9	78.5	68.5	59.8	61.3	$9,965
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1481 Esplanade Pkwy	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 757-8490	445	34	13.0	73.7%	67 (15.1%)	21 (4.7%)	334 (75.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	31.3	3349^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		53.3	1949^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.1%	1400	32.6	49.4	55.7	26.1	38.0	38.2	$11,257

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Valley Elementary

Is Mt Valley Elementary a good school?

Mt Valley Elementary ranks 865^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mt Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mt Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Valley Middle
High : Canyon Lake High School

What is the racial makeup of Mt Valley Elementary?

Students at Mt Valley Elementary are 67% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Mt Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Mt Valley Elementary.

What district is Mt Valley Elementary in?

Comal Independent School District (Isd)

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