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B+

Seele El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

540 Howard St, New Braunfels, TX 78130 · (830) 627-6750 · Part of New Braunfels Independent School District

New Braunfels’ School Grade A− better than 83% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
295
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Seele El

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for New Braunfels kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where New Braunfels kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Seele ElYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

540 Howard St, New Braunfels

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten33
Grade 144
Grade 252
Grade 349
Grade 457
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
274’20
304’21
313’22
284’23
295’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Seele El from New Braunfels families.

Other schools in New Braunfels Independent School District

The district →
Veramendi El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Braunfels
A
935 students17:1
Voss Farms El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Braunfels
A−
807 students16:1
Klein Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Braunfels
B+
773 students16:1
Lamar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Braunfels
A−
360 students13:1
Lone Star Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · New Braunfels
306 students15:1
Memorial El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Braunfels
B+
261 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; New Braunfels’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.