Oak Creek Elementary School
Public elementary school in New Braunfels, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Oak Creek Elementary School serves 855 students in grades Pre-K–5 in New Braunfels (Comal County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 291st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 57.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Comal County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473011768 |
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 | 855 | 29,839 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.6% | 28.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Oak Creek Elementary School in context
Size
Oak Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Comal ISD's 20 elementary schools; its 855 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 4.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 625; Oak Creek Elementary School is larger 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 160 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 15, against an average of 122 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 127 in kindergarten and 138 in grade 5. It also enrolls 15 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 48.7% here and 49.7% across Comal ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 42.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.6% 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 57.41 full-time-equivalent teachers for 855 students, Oak Creek Elementary School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 855 students would have about 57.8 teachers, so Oak Creek Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Oak Creek 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 Freiheit Elementary School, 2.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 20 other elementary schools, 7 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 | 48.7% |
| Hispanic | 42.1% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 15 |
| Kindergarten | 127 |
| Grade 1 | 134 |
| Grade 2 | 144 |
| Grade 3 | 160 |
| Grade 4 | 137 |
| Grade 5 | 138 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3060 Goodwin Ln, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: (830)837-7200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oak Creek Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freiheit Elementary School | Comal ISD | 2.9 mi | 662 | 12.8 | 45.6% |
| Goodwin Frazier Elementary School | Comal ISD | 3.2 mi | 662 | 14 | 55% |
| Hoffmann Lane Elementary School | Comal ISD | 3.5 mi | 705 | 17 | 7.2% |
| Lamar Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.8 mi | 360 | 12.9 | 40.3% |
| Farias-Spitzer Elementary School | Comal ISD | 4.5 mi | 588 | 13 | 50.9% |
| Carl Schurz Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.0 mi | 308 | 11 | 50% |
| Seele Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.0 mi | 295 | 12.3 | 40% |
| Veramendi Elementary School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.8 mi | 935 | 17 | 21% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.