Farias-Spitzer Elementary School
Public elementary school in New Braunfels, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Farias-Spitzer Elementary School serves 588 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 1696th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 45.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Guadalupe County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473013887 |
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 | 588 | 29,839 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.9% | 28.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Farias-Spitzer Elementary School in context
Size
Farias-Spitzer Elementary School is the 15th largest of Comal ISD's 20 elementary schools; its 588 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 502; Farias-Spitzer 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 grade 3 with 101 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 59, against an average of 84 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (81 against 91). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 51.7% here and 40.7% across Comal ISD. White students are next, at 37.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.9% 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 45.31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 588 students, Farias-Spitzer Elementary School has 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 588 students would have about 39.7 teachers, so Farias-Spitzer Elementary School has 5.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Farias-Spitzer Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Clear Spring Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 25 other elementary schools, 12 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 | 51.7% |
| White | 37.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Black | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
44.7% of students are girls and 55.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 91 |
| Grade 1 | 86 |
| Grade 2 | 75 |
| Grade 3 | 101 |
| Grade 4 | 95 |
| Grade 5 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1475 State Hwy 46S, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: (830)221-2000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Farias-Spitzer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Spring Elementary School | Comal ISD | 1.6 mi | 738 | 15.4 | 53% |
| Freiheit Elementary School | Comal ISD | 1.8 mi | 662 | 12.8 | 45.6% |
| Goodwin Frazier Elementary School | Comal ISD | 2.5 mi | 662 | 14 | 55% |
| Memorial Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.4 mi | 261 | 12 | 51% |
| Klein Road Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.5 mi | 773 | 15.8 | 44.4% |
| Walnut Springs Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.6 mi | 307 | 11.8 | 39.4% |
| County Line Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.6 mi | 342 | 13.7 | 35.1% |
| Carl Schurz Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.8 mi | 308 | 11 | 50% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.