Walnut Springs Elementary Primary School
1900 South Walnut
New Braunfels TX, 78130, Comal County
Phone: 830-627-6540
Ranking:
(959 out of 6,018, top 16%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New Braunfels Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 499 | 486 | 446 | 441 | 409 | 350 | 634 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 76 | 15.2% | 82 | 16.9% | 66 | 14.8% | 73 | 16.6% | 88 | 21.5% | 57 | 16.3% | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 88 | 17.6% | 65 | 13.4% | 90 | 20.2% | 94 | 21.3% | 78 | 19.1% | 66 | 18.9% | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 78 | 15.6% | 87 | 17.9% | 80 | 17.9% | 77 | 17.5% | 62 | 15.2% | 56 | 16.0% | 368 | 58.0% |
Grade 3: | 87 | 17.4% | 89 | 18.3% | 83 | 18.6% | 65 | 14.7% | 65 | 15.9% | 69 | 19.7% | 266 | 42.0% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 16.0% | 84 | 17.3% | 69 | 15.5% | 60 | 13.6% | 63 | 15.4% | 48 | 13.7% | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 84 | 16.8% | 73 | 15.0% | 55 | 12.3% | 70 | 15.9% | 52 | 12.7% | 52 | 14.9% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 267 | 53.5% | 240 | 49.4% | 217 | 48.7% | 217 | 49.2% | 225 | 55.0% | 184 | 52.6% | 323 | 50.9% |
Female: | 232 | 46.5% | 246 | 50.6% | 229 | 51.3% | 224 | 50.8% | 176 | 43.0% | 158 | 45.1% | 307 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 217 | 43.5% | 215 | 44.2% | 194 | 43.5% | 187 | 42.4% | 179 | 43.8% | 145 | 41.4% | 261 | 41.2% |
Black: | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 14 | 3.2% | 19 | 4.6% | 13 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.4% |
White: | 246 | 49.3% | 239 | 49.2% | 224 | 50.2% | 227 | 51.5% | 205 | 50.1% | 186 | 53.1% | 354 | 55.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.8% | 13 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 157 | 31.5% | 154 | 31.7% | 146 | 32.7% | 141 | 32.0% | 140 | 34.2% | 94 | 26.9% | 206 | 32.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 7.0% | 46 | 9.5% | 51 | 11.4% | 42 | 9.5% | 29 | 7.1% | 39 | 11.1% | 50 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.29 | 17.58 | 17.09 | 14.78 | 15.68 | 14.50 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 77% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,655.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,891.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,555.0 |
* Walnut Springs Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.