Carl Schurz Elementary

Summary:

Carl Schurz Elementary is a public elementary school in New Braunfels, Texas, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the New Braunfels Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 238 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Carl Schurz Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, with reading, math, and science proficiency rates consistently higher than the state average, and in some cases, higher than the New Braunfels ISD average. The school also has a highly-ranked Gifted and Talented program, and its White student subgroup performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 100 Texas elementary schools. However, the school faces challenges in supporting its growing Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, whose performance has been more mixed.

Compared to nearby schools in the New Braunfels ISD, Carl Schurz Elementary generally outperforms in reading and math, but its science proficiency lags behind the district average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, suggesting a need for additional resources and support. Overall, Carl Schurz Elementary is a high-performing school, but it must continue to focus on addressing the needs of its diverse student population to maintain its academic excellence.


Detail:

Public K-5

 633 W Coll St
       New Braunfels, TX  78130-5690


(830) 627-6680

District: New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1322nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,499 Help


Students who attend Carl Schurz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oakrun Middle
High:    New Braunfels High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  317

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.3%
White:
23.0%
Two or more races:
0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.8% Help


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Compare Details Carl Schurz Elementary ranks better than 71.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 5th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.21. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.3%), White (23%), two or more races (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carl Schurz Elementary is 11.1, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carl Schurz Elementary is $9,499, which is the 5th highest among 9 elementary schools in the New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carl Schurz Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Carl Schurz Elementary 1322nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Carl Schurz Elementary in the ranking list.)

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New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd) 238th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carl Schurz Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.12 1806th 3465 47.9%
2005 53.67 1843rd 3475 47.0%
2006 53.33 1873rd 3476 46.1%
2007 66.27 1279th 3724 65.7%
2008 76.87 653rd 3768 82.7%
2009 65.98 1369th 3884 64.8%
2010 74.97 784th 3937 80.1%
2011 74.35 876th 4095 78.6%
2012 52.16 2144th 4206 49.0%
2013 66.32 1359th 4221 67.8%
2014 65.80 1436th 4260 66.3%
2015 72.28 1147th 4320 73.4%
2016 80.73 706th 4286 83.5%
2017 71.64 998th 4329 76.9%
2018 69.32 1061st 4359 75.7%
2019 73.20 951st 4479 78.8%
2021 82.05 680th 4578 85.1%
2022 78.12 837th 4581 81.7%
2023 53.95 1949th 4647 58.1%
2024 65.21 1322nd 4675 71.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.79 1937th 3226 40.0%
2019 50.06 1563rd 3333 53.1%
2021 47.70 1603rd 3446 53.5%
2022 58.03 1197th 3487 65.7%
2023 31.46 2705th 3556 23.9%
2024 47.16 1783rd 3638 51.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.41 1938th 3799 49.0%
2022 73.57 557th 3952 85.9%
2023 43.07 2077th 4086 49.2%
2024 45.77 2171st 4261 49.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.02 2909th 4264 31.8%
2019 47.83 2219th 4309 48.5%
2021 39.56 2766th 4451 37.9%
2022 66.95 1051st 4477 76.5%
2023 37.10 3081st 4521 31.9%
2024 57.13 1702nd 4560 62.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.99 1427th 4306 66.9%
2019 70.64 989th 4348 77.3%
2021 88.79 384th 4499 91.5%
2022 80.26 663rd 4561 85.5%
2023 59.50 1602nd 4588 65.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.10 1001st 3106 67.8%
2019 80.52 35th 3184 98.9%
2021 81.77 206th 3006 93.1%
2022 78.57 92nd 2958 96.9%
2023 76.94 89th 2980 97.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.79 2321st 4240 45.3%
2019 58.48 1417th 4295 67.0%
2021 54.67 1518th 4331 65.0%
2022 66.17 1036th 4461 76.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.00 970th 4319 77.5%
2019 70.38 995th 4357 77.2%
2021 69.72 1086th 4498 75.9%
2022 72.16 1032nd 4563 77.4%
2023 45.89 2395th 4585 47.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.81 2143rd 4168 48.6%
2019 51.17 1906th 4188 54.5%
2021 60.22 1351st 4329 68.8%
2022 66.69 1074th 4376 75.5%
2023 41.54 2655th 4401 39.7%
2024 54.39 1813th 4431 59.1%
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Rank History for White students at Carl Schurz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.29 327th 3127 89.5%
2019 88.33 168th 3142 94.7%
2021 94.11 51st 3082 98.3%
2022 90.23 88th 3082 97.1%
2023 75.03 591st 3106 81.0%
2024 83.32 287th 3078 90.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Carl Schurz Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 309 9 3 249 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1990 226 5 1 185 2 n/a n/a 0 419
1991 252 4 1 188 2 n/a n/a 0 447
1992 214 6 0 185 0 n/a n/a 0 405
1993 215 5 4 196 1 n/a n/a 0 421
1994 236 8 2 212 2 n/a n/a 0 460
1995 235 9 1 224 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1996 235 9 1 224 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1997 245 10 2 233 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1998 250 11 1 210 1 n/a n/a 0 473
1999 166 5 4 173 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2000 167 7 2 188 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2001 151 6 3 210 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2002 162 12 5 185 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2003 162 12 5 185 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2004 154 7 3 189 2 n/a n/a 0 355
2005 163 4 4 200 0 n/a n/a 0 371
2006 161 11 3 196 0 n/a n/a 0 371
2007 179 10 3 173 0 n/a n/a 0 365
2008 184 12 3 180 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2009 163 4 3 217 1 n/a n/a 0 388
2010 213 6 4 244 1 n/a n/a 0 468
2011 209 7 2 220 0 0 1 0 439
2012 209 6 2 294 0 0 4 0 515
2013 225 5 1 296 1 0 6 0 534
2014 213 3 0 309 0 0 6 0 531
2015 235 1 0 328 0 0 6 0 570
2016 210 7 0 311 0 0 7 0 535
2017 203 5 0 307 0 0 7 0 522
2018 149 0 1 246 0 0 11 0 407
2019 145 0 1 268 0 0 9 0 423
2020 139 0 1 252 0 0 7 0 399
2021 123 0 1 250 0 0 6 0 380
2022 109 0 0 236 0 0 8 0 353
2023 79 0 0 255 0 0 4 0 338
2024 73 0 0 242 0 0 2 0 317

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carl Schurz Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 570 n/a n/a n/a
1990 419 26.0 16.1 n/a
1991 447 1.1 406.3 n/a
1992 405 28.2 14.3 33.6
1993 421 30.0 14.0 45.8
1994 460 30.0 15.3 36.5
1995 469 32.7 14.3 35.8
1996 469 32.7 14.3 35.8
1997 490 31.4 15.6 39.8
1998 473 31.4 15.1 39.5
1999 348 30.0 11.6 52.3
2000 364 31.1 11.7 46.7
2001 370 32.0 11.6 54.1
2002 364 32.6 11.2 49.2
2003 364 32.6 11.2 49.2
2004 355 31.4 11.3 49
2005 371 27.4 13.5 50.7
2006 371 27.8 13.3 52.3
2007 365 34.5 10.6 52.9
2008 379 29.3 12.9 51.5
2009 388 28.5 13.6 56.2
2010 468 31.5 14.8 58.1
2011 439 32.5 13.4 52.8
2012 515 33.2 15.5 53.8
2013 534 33.4 15.9 51.7
2014 531 31.3 16.9 49.2
2015 570 34.0 16.7 42.6
2016 535 33.0 16.2 41.9
2017 522 31.0 16.8 44.1
2018 407 n/a n/a 49.6
2019 423 26.7 15.7 49.6
2020 399 26.7 14.9 48.9
2021 380 34.3 11.0 54.5
2022 353 29.0 12.1 52.7
2023 338 28.4 11.8 60.1
2024 317 28.4 11.1 55.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carl Schurz Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 570 n/a n/a n/a
1990 419 26.0 16.1 n/a
1991 447 1.1 406.3 n/a
1992 405 28.2 14.3 33.6
1993 421 30.0 14.0 45.8
1994 460 30.0 15.3 36.5
1995 469 32.7 14.3 35.8
1996 469 32.7 14.3 35.8
1997 490 31.4 15.6 39.8
1998 473 31.4 15.1 39.5
1999 348 30.0 11.6 52.3
2000 364 31.1 11.7 46.7
2001 370 32.0 11.6 54.1
2002 364 32.6 11.2 49.2
2003 364 32.6 11.2 49.2
2004 355 31.4 11.3 49
2005 371 27.4 13.5 50.7
2006 371 27.8 13.3 52.3
2007 365 34.5 10.6 52.9
2008 379 29.3 12.9 51.5
2009 388 28.5 13.6 56.2
2010 468 31.5 14.8 58.1
2011 439 32.5 13.4 52.8
2012 515 33.2 15.5 53.8
2013 534 33.4 15.9 51.7
2014 531 31.3 16.9 49.2
2015 570 34.0 16.7 42.6
2016 535 33.0 16.2 41.9
2017 522 31.0 16.8 44.1
2018 407 n/a n/a 49.6
2019 423 26.7 15.7 49.6
2020 399 26.7 14.9 48.9
2021 380 34.3 11.0 54.5
2022 353 29.0 12.1 52.7
2023 338 28.4 11.8 60.1
2024 317 28.4 11.1 55.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carl Schurz Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $970 (11.8%) $7,267 (88.2%) $8,237
2020 $862 (10.0%) $7,757 (90.0%) $8,619
2021 $955 (10.1%) $8,545 (90.0%) $9,499

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carl Schurz Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 951st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1949th of 4647 Elementary schools
 20.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Carl Schurz Elementary)5835
 23%
   3rd Grade Reading (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))5456
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Carl Schurz Elementary)5027
 23%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))5444
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Carl Schurz Elementary)4446
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))5054
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Carl Schurz Elementary)6029
 31%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))4648
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Carl Schurz Elementary)5961
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))6065
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Carl Schurz Elementary)6659
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))6957
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Carl Schurz Elementary)6861
 7%
   5th Grade Science (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))6045
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Carl Schurz Elementary)400
 40%
   5th Grade Reading (New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd))3830
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students423338
 20.1%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic268255
 4.9%
Pacific Islander00
White14579
 45.5%
Two or More Races94
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.6%60.1%
 10.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Schurz Elementary

Carl Schurz Elementary ranks 1322nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 317 students attended Carl Schurz Elementary.

Students at Carl Schurz Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 23% White.

Students who attend Carl Schurz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oakrun Middle
High : New Braunfels High School


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