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Memorial Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 97% of Texas high schools

Summary

Memorial Early College High School in New Braunfels, TX, is a small, specialized high school serving 291 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-rated Comal Independent School District (Isd). This school consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 3% of all Texas high schools, with a 100% graduation rate in four of the last five years. Its academic performance on STAAR End-of-Course exams is in a completely different tier from nearby schools—for example, 96.2% of students are proficient in Biology, compared to 75% at Canyon High School and 81.5% at New Braunfels High School. In U.S. History, 98.3% of MECHS students are proficient, versus 79.3% at New Braunfels High School and 71.3% at Canyon High School.

What makes MECHS truly unique is its "small school, big results" model. With an enrollment roughly one-eighth the size of Canyon High School (2,414 students) and a 14:1 student-teacher ratio, it achieves outcomes that far exceed larger, well-funded schools. The school also excels at supporting all student subgroups, earning 5-star ratings for African American, Special Education, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Interestingly, its performance with Gifted and Talented students is slightly lower, ranking in the 89th percentile, which may reflect that high-achieving students are already taking college courses through the early college model.

MECHS sets a performance benchmark for the entire region, outperforming every nearby school in every tested subject. It shares an address with Comal Academy, a disciplinary alternative school with a 93% graduation rate and much lower test scores (46.7% vs. 98.3% in U.S. History), highlighting the power of a positive, high-expectation culture. For parents seeking an elite academic environment with proven results, MECHS is the premier choice in the New Braunfels area.

291

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,500

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1419 N Business 35
New Braunfels, TX 78130

(830) 221-2900

District: Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

37.8%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (93% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school93%

District avg78%

Texas avg62%

59^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High 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	90.1	59 of 2009	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	54 of 1974	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	20 of 1990	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	22 of 1961	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	20 of 1876	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	41 of 1861	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	92 of 1857	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	69 of 1797	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	70 of 1777	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	81.6	62 of 1762	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	82.6	51 of 1743	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	82.5	80 of 1734	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	78.6	157 of 1652	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	61.8	498 of 1603	68.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	98.4	1 of 1086	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	6 of 834	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	23 of 556	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	1 of 428	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	4 of 530	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	49.5	286 of 507	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	93.0	47 of 1837	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	86 of 1829	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	115 of 1810	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	115 of 1784	93.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	90.8	67 of 1371	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	112 of 1936	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.5	57 of 1504	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	14 of 1880	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	27 of 1891	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	32 of 1841	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	74 of 1815	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	138 of 1798	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	80 of 1781	95.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	134 of 1206	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	87 of 964	91.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	486 of 1182	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	645 of 1172	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.4	526 of 1177	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	462 of 1145	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	130 of 1137	88.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	86 of 1860	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	59 of 1453	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	31 of 1805	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	24 of 1820	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	35 of 1762	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	38 of 1743	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	102 of 1714	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	86 of 1691	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	99 of 1937	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	54 of 1513	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	25 of 1884	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	33 of 1897	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	26 of 1847	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	57 of 1848	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	109 of 1818	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	93 of 1794	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	36 of 1954	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.7	50 of 1515	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	23 of 1891	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	21 of 1913	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	22 of 1853	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	33 of 1840	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	72 of 1824	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	101 of 1803	94.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	12 of 598	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	66 of 731	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	38 of 677	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	45 of 664	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	48 of 604	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	32 of 582	94.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	16 of 1299	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 1548	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	10 of 1418	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	2 of 1382	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	104 of 1357	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	52 of 1584	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	39 of 1294	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	46 of 1556	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	46 of 1576	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	31 of 1525	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	74 of 1510	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	130 of 1526	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	105 of 1539	93.2%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2026)100th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)95th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History98%+28 vs state

Biology96%+26 vs state

English II Reading95%+35 vs state

English I Reading95%+40 vs state

Algebra I76%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 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
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%)	90.1	59^th of 2009 public high schools	97.1%		90.9	54^th of 1974 public high schools	97.3%	5	76.0	96.2	94.9	95.1	98.3	$10,500
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)					46.7	$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
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%)	58.8	722^nd of 2009 public high schools	64.1%		57.5	733^rd of 1974 public high schools	62.9%	11	44.6	75.0	64.8	67.3	71.3	$8,664
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%)	42.5	1170^th of 2009 public high schools	41.8%		32.6	1338^th of 1974 public high schools	32.2%	168				42.9	66.7	$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%)	70.8	417^th of 2009 public high schools	79.2%		71.5	382^nd of 1974 public high schools	80.6%	35	52.8	81.5	71.9	75.0	79.3	$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)			16.7	46.2	51.7	$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%)	55.8	797^th of 2009 public high schools	60.3%		60	672^nd of 1974 public high schools	66.0%	125	53.9	65.5	60.5	64.2	76.9	$10,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Early College High School

What district is Memorial Early College High School in?

Comal Independent School District (Isd)

Is Memorial Early College High School a good school?

Yes! Memorial Early College High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 59^th of 2009 Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Early College High School?

Students at Memorial Early College High School are 49% White, 38% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Memorial Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Memorial Early College High School.

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