Garden Ridge’s public schools outscore 86% of Texas districts
On the state math tests, 59% of Garden Ridge’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garden Ridge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Garden Ridge’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 91 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garden Ridge’s, its schools beat 65%, lower than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 59% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,374 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then eight middle and seven high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 17% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Garden Ridge’s grade
A: better than 86% of Texas school districts, #48 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garden Ridge, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge El
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge El
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge El
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge El
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge El
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge El
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge El
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Garden Ridge’s public schools are run by Comal Independent School District, which also serves Bulverde, New Braunfels, Schertz and Spring Branch. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Garden Ridge vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Garden Ridge’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Ridge | A | Comal Independent |
| Schertz | A− | Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 · Comal Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Garden Ridge
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Garden Ridge’s schools
Are Garden Ridge’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Garden Ridge children attend outscore 86% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #48 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Garden Ridge in?
Comal Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 29,839 students in 37 schools (2024–25).
Where do Garden Ridge kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Canyon H S, Smithson Valley H S, Pieper H S, Davenport H S, Canyon Lake H S, Memorial Early College H S and Hill Country College Prep H S.
What is Garden Ridge’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Comal Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Garden Ridge spend per student?
$10,374 in Comal Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Garden Ridge families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.