Lake Dunlap’s public schools outscore 70% of Texas districts
On the state math tests, 48% of Lake Dunlap’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Dunlap, 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 96% 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.
Lake Dunlap’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,505 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% 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 Lake Dunlap’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Texas school districts. 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 Lake Dunlap, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Lake Dunlap · depends on your address
New Braunfels Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,301 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
Oakrun Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,013 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
7th grade in Lake Dunlap · depends on your address
New Braunfels Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,301 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
Oakrun Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,013 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
8th grade in Lake Dunlap · depends on your address
New Braunfels Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,301 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
Oakrun Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,013 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
9th grade in Lake Dunlap · depends on your address
New Braunfels H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,990 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
Long Creek H S
Grades 9–10 · 813 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
10th grade in Lake Dunlap · depends on your address
New Braunfels H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,990 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
Long Creek H S
Grades 9–10 · 813 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
11th grade in Lake Dunlap
New Braunfels H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,990 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
12th grade in Lake Dunlap
New Braunfels H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,990 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
Lake Dunlap’s public schools are run by New Braunfels Independent School District, which also serves New Braunfels. 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
Lake Dunlap vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Lake Dunlap’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Dunlap | B+ | New Braunfels Independent |
| New Braunfels | A− | New Braunfels Independent PK–12 · Comal Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Lake Dunlap
13 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 Lake Dunlap’s schools
Are Lake Dunlap’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Dunlap children attend outscore 70% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lake Dunlap in?
New Braunfels Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,893 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lake Dunlap kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: New Braunfels H S and Long Creek H S.
What is Lake Dunlap’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in New Braunfels Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Lake Dunlap spend per student?
$10,505 in New Braunfels Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lake Dunlap 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.