📍 9401 Municipal Pkwy, Garden Ridge, Comal County, 78266
Garden Ridge el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden Ridge, Comal County. The school has 828 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leann Miller. It is part of the Comal Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Garden Ridge el enrolls 828 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 453 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 278 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 828 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 169 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garden Ridge el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 73.
Garden Ridge el is one of 35 schools in COMAL ISD, based in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas. The district serves 29,839 students district-wide and employs 1,815 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 828 students, Garden Ridge el is close to the district average of about 853 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe