Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Schertz’s public schools outscore 80% of Texas districts
In Schertz, 55% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Schertz, 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.
Schertz’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 55% across both districts 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
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent spends $11,053 per student and Comal Independent $10,374, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz, SST Schertz, John Paul II Catholic High School (private) and Pinnacle Montessori of Schertz (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Schertz’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Texas school districts, #81 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 Schertz, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Schertz · depends on your address
Laura Ingalls Wilder Int
Grades 5–6 · 702 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Comal Creek El
Grades PK–5 · 455 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Schertz · depends on your address
Danville Middle
Grades 6–8 · 921 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
Laura Ingalls Wilder Int
Grades 5–6 · 702 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Schertz · depends on your address
Ray D Corbett J H
Grades 7–8 · 1,113 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Danville Middle
Grades 6–8 · 921 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
8th grade in Schertz · depends on your address
Ray D Corbett J H
Grades 7–8 · 1,113 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Danville Middle
Grades 6–8 · 921 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Braunfels
9th grade in Schertz
Samuel Clemens H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,589 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Schertz
Samuel Clemens H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,589 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Schertz
Samuel Clemens H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,589 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Schertz
Samuel Clemens H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,589 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Schertz runs its own schools through grade 12 (Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Comal Independent School District, shared with Bulverde, Garden Ridge, New Braunfels and Spring Branch. Parts of Schertz (10% of its land) are served by East Central Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Schertz
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
Schertz vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Schertz’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Schertz | A− | Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 · Comal Independent PK–12 |
| Cibolo | B | Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent |
| Universal City | C | Judson Independent PK–12 · Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 |
| San Antonio | B− | Northside Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12 |
| Selma | C | Judson Independent PK–12 · Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 |
| Converse | C− | Judson Independent |
| New Braunfels | A− | New Braunfels Independent PK–12 · Comal Independent PK–12 |
| Garden Ridge | A | Comal Independent |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent with Schertz for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Schertz
15 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Disciplinary Alternative Education Program).
Questions about Schertz’s schools
Are Schertz’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Schertz children attend outscore 80% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #81 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Schertz in?
Two districts: Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Comal Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bulverde, Garden Ridge, New Braunfels and Spring Branch.
Where do Schertz kids go to high school?
Samuel Clemens H S, with 2,589 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Schertz’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 Schertz spend per student?
$11,053 in Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District and $10,374 in Comal Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Schertz?
Yes: John Paul II Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 212 students) and Pinnacle Montessori of Schertz (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 42 students). Schertz also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Schertz families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Schertz → They have their own page.
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.