📍 1900 S Walnut, New Braunfels, Comal County, 78130
Walnut Springs el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Braunfels, Comal County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leigh Bailey. It is part of the New Braunfels Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Springs el enrolls 312 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 152 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 312 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 119 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walnut Springs el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. 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.
Walnut Springs el is one of 16 schools in NEW BRAUNFELS ISD, based in NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas. The district serves 9,893 students district-wide and employs 614 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Walnut Springs el is smaller than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize