Clear Spring Elementary School
Public elementary school in New Braunfels, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Clear Spring Elementary School serves 738 students in grades Pre-K–5 in New Braunfels (Guadalupe County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 693rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Guadalupe County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473011919 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comal ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 738 | 29,839 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53% | 28.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Clear Spring Elementary School in context
Size
Clear Spring Elementary School is the 5th largest of Comal ISD's 20 elementary schools; its 738 students are 2.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 4.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 662; Clear Spring Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 124 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 105 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (112 against 124). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 56.6% here and 40.7% across Comal ISD. White students are next, at 31.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.9% across Comal ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 47.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 738 students, Clear Spring Elementary School has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 738 students would have about 49.9 teachers, so Clear Spring Elementary School has 2.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Clear Spring Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Farias-Spitzer Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 27 other elementary schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56.6% |
| White | 31.4% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 124 |
| Grade 1 | 102 |
| Grade 2 | 115 |
| Grade 3 | 121 |
| Grade 4 | 121 |
| Grade 5 | 112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
550 Avery Pkwy, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: (830)837-7300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clear Spring Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farias-Spitzer Elementary School | Comal ISD | 1.6 mi | 588 | 13 | 50.9% |
| Freiheit Elementary School | Comal ISD | 3.4 mi | 662 | 12.8 | 45.6% |
| Goodwin Frazier Elementary School | Comal ISD | 4.1 mi | 662 | 14 | 55% |
| Klein Road Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 4.1 mi | 773 | 15.8 | 44.4% |
| Navarro Intermediate School | Navarro ISD | 4.3 mi | 670 | 16.9 | 43.7% |
| Navarro Elementary School | Navarro ISD | 4.4 mi | 719 | 15.7 | 46.6% |
| Memorial Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 4.5 mi | 261 | 12 | 51% |
| County Line Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 4.6 mi | 342 | 13.7 | 35.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.