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Carl Schurz Elementary

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Carl Schurz Elementary ranks 1050 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1050^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carl Schurz Elementary is a small, K-5 public school in the historic downtown area of New Braunfels, serving 308 students within the New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd). The school has a strong track record of academic performance, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 77th percentile statewide, with a notable upward trend after a dip in the 2022-2023 school year. One of its biggest draws is an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, which is the smallest among nearby schools like Walnut Springs Elementary (11.8:1) and Memorial Elementary (11.9:1), and significantly lower than larger schools such as Voss Farms Elementary and Klein Road Elementary (both 15.8:1). This smaller class size, combined with higher spending per student ($9,499), points to a resource-rich environment that allows for more personalized attention.

Carl Schurz excels in specific areas, particularly with its White students (98th percentile) and Gifted and Talented students (94th percentile), which are the highest subgroup rankings among all nearby schools. However, the school shows a "tale of two schools" in math performance: 5th-grade math proficiency (76.09%) is a standout, far exceeding the district (54.18%) and state (47.38%) averages, while 3rd-grade (47.37%) and 4th-grade (46.15%) math lag behind. This suggests either a particularly strong cohort of 5th graders or effective remediation in later grades. In contrast, Seele Elementary, located just 1.24 miles away, has been more consistently high-performing over the last three years and outperforms Carl Schurz in nearly every math and reading test score, despite having a slightly higher student-teacher ratio (12.2:1).

A key area of concern is the school's performance on Spanish-language STAAR tests, where proficiency rates are very low (e.g., 8.33% in 3rd-grade Reading and 0% in 3rd-grade Math), suggesting that English Language Learners may not be receiving adequate support in their native language. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch has been steadily declining from 60% to 50%, indicating a changing demographic in the attendance zone. Overall, Carl Schurz offers a small, personalized learning environment with standout performance in specific subgroups and a remarkable 5th-grade math program, but families should consider the challenges in lower-grade math and support for English Language Learners when evaluating the school.

308

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,340

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

633 W Coll St
New Braunfels, TX 78130-5690

(830) 627-6680

District: New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Carl Schurz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oakrun Middle
High:	New Braunfels High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.1%

White:

26.0%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 58th percentile in 2023 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 77th (2026) from a 58th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

Texas avg50%

1,050^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)

221^st of 951New Braunfels 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	72.1	1050 of 4627	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	1047 of 4651	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	1333 of 4710	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	1949 of 4647	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	837 of 4581	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	680 of 4578	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	951 of 4479	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	1061 of 4359	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	998 of 4329	76.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	706 of 4286	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	1147 of 4320	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	65.8	1436 of 4260	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.3	1359 of 4221	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.2	2144 of 4206	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	74.4	876 of 4095	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	784 of 3937	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	1369 of 3884	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.9	653 of 3768	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.3	1279 of 3724	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	1873 of 3476	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.7	1843 of 3475	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.1	1806 of 3465	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	66.2	1036 of 4461	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	1518 of 4331	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	1417 of 4295	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	2321 of 4240	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1358 of 2918	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	1802 of 3668	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	2705 of 3556	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.0	1197 of 3487	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	1603 of 3446	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	1563 of 3333	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	1937 of 3226	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	1210 of 4575	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	1018 of 3744	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	1666 of 4658	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	1602 of 4588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.3	663 of 4561	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	384 of 4499	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.6	989 of 4348	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	1427 of 4306	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	196 of 3075	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	89 of 2980	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	92 of 2958	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	206 of 3006	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	35 of 3184	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.1	1001 of 3106	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	1386 of 4413	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	1632 of 3644	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1827 of 4465	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	2655 of 4401	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.7	1074 of 4376	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	1351 of 4329	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	1906 of 4188	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	2143 of 4168	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	1572 of 4520	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	1876 of 3705	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	1714 of 4594	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	3081 of 4521	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.0	1051 of 4477	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	39.6	2766 of 4451	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2219 of 4309	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	2909 of 4264	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	860 of 4582	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	1268 of 3739	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1485 of 4647	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	2395 of 4585	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.2	1032 of 4563	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	1086 of 4498	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	995 of 4357	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	970 of 4319	77.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	1633 of 4301	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	1402 of 3549	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2188 of 4292	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2077 of 4086	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.6	557 of 3952	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	1938 of 3799	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	49 of 3006	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	48 of 2612	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	288 of 3108	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.0	591 of 3106	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	88 of 3082	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	51 of 3082	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	168 of 3142	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	327 of 3127	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)98th percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)77th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading67%+12 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Carl Schurz Elementary	Public	K-5	633 W Coll St	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 627-6680	308	28	11.0	50.0%	80 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	72.1	1050^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.3%		72.1	1047^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.5%	3	8.3	23.1		0.0			72.0	59.5	67.4	47.4	46.2	76.1	$11,340
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
Walnut Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 S Walnut	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6540	307	26	11.8	39.4%	139 (45.3%)	4 (1.3%)	139 (45.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	76.8	879^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.0%		74	963^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%	84							63.3	58.0	69.1	66.0	55.1	67.9	$9,684
Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1911 S Walnut	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 627-6470	261	22	11.9	51.0%	108 (41.4%)	5 (1.9%)	133 (51.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	43.4	2488^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.2%		49.8	2150^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	338							61.1	48.0	58.0	44.4	30.0	36.0	$9,963
County Line Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 County Line Rd	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6610	342	25	13.6	35.1%	183 (53.5%)	16 (4.7%)	129 (37.7%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	68.9	1186^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.4%		61.8	1483^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.1%	297							72.2	57.5	62.0	75.9	51.1	45.1	$8,984
Goodwin Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 N Business 35	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 221-2225	662	47	14.0	55.0%	294 (44.4%)	27 (4.1%)	316 (47.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	67	1262^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.7%		55	1840^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%	578							57.3	67.0	70.5	41.2	48.7	56.8	$10,219
Farias-Spitzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1475 State Hwy 46s	New Braunfels	78130	Guadalupe County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	588	45	12.9	50.9%	222 (37.8%)	22 (3.7%)	304 (51.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	63.5	1434^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.0%		59	1626^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.0%	192							48.7	59.3	68.4	39.5	55.6	55.1	$14,425
Voss Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Pahmeyer Rd	New Braunfels	78130	Guadalupe County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 608-5800	807	51	15.8	43.5%	227 (28.1%)	10 (1.2%)	535 (66.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	46	2331^st of 4627 public elementary schools	49.6%		57.3	1710^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.2%	621	12.9	25.0	21.7		0.0	0.0	50.7	54.7	66.7	37.1	34.8	40.2	$6,882
Klein Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 Klein Way	New Braunfels	78130	Guadalupe County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 221-1700	773	49	15.8	44.4%	306 (39.6%)	22 (2.8%)	396 (51.2%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.7%)	39.8	2761^st of 4627 public elementary schools	40.3%		49.7	2157^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.6%	604							38.3	58.1	60.9	32.5	38.4	33.7	$7,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Schurz Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carl Schurz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carl Schurz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oakrun Middle
High : New Braunfels High School

How many students attend Carl Schurz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Carl Schurz Elementary.

What district is Carl Schurz Elementary in?

New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Carl Schurz Elementary?

Students at Carl Schurz Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 26% White.

Is Carl Schurz Elementary a good school?

Carl Schurz Elementary ranks 1050^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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