Garden Ridge Elementary School
Public elementary school in Garden Ridge, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Garden Ridge Elementary School serves 475 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Garden Ridge (Comal County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 2757th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 33.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Comal County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473000969 |
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 | 475 | 29,839 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 18.5% | 28.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Garden Ridge Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 20 elementary schools in Comal ISD, Garden Ridge Elementary School is the 18th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 4.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 647; Garden Ridge Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 89 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 19, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 5 has 45% more students than kindergarten (84 against 58). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 19 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 58.1% here and 49.7% across Comal ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 28.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
18.5% 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 33.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 475 students, Garden Ridge Elementary School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 475 students would have about 32.1 teachers, so Garden Ridge Elementary School has 1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Garden Ridge 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 Comal Creek Elementary School, 3.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 49 other elementary schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.1% |
| Hispanic | 28.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 19 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 79 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 87 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9401 Municipal Pkwy, Garden Ridge, TX 78266
Phone: (830)837-7000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garden Ridge Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comal Creek Elementary School | Comal ISD | 3.6 mi | 455 | 12.8 | 53.6% |
| Sst Schertz | School of Science and Technology | 3.6 mi | 895 | 16.6 | 34.2% |
| Rolling Meadows Elementary School | Judson ISD | 4.0 mi | 652 | 16.3 | 55.5% |
| John a Sippel Elementary School | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 4.1 mi | 641 | 14.7 | 34.6% |
| Green Valley Elementary School | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 4.2 mi | 503 | 14 | 32.6% |
| Norma J Paschal Elementary School | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 4.3 mi | 574 | 14.1 | 31% |
| Wortham Oaks Elementary School | Judson ISD | 4.4 mi | 776 | 17.6 | 42.9% |
| Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo | Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas | 4.8 mi | 917 | 19.9 | 46.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.