County Line El, New Braunfels TX

Original Research by School Decision on County Line El

County Line Elementary is a small school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in New Braunfels, Texas, with about enough students to fill a typical elementary building. The enrollment skews toward the middle and upper grades, with the largest cohorts in third and fifth grade.

The school's student body is roughly evenly split between White and Hispanic students, with a modest share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school reported no significant populations of students with individual education plans or English learners in the available data, though parents may want to confirm those details directly with the school if relevant to their child.

On state testing, County Line shows a mixed picture across grade levels and subjects. In English language arts, fifth graders perform relatively well, with about two-thirds meeting the proficiency bar. Third graders in ELA also show solid results, just under two-thirds proficient. Fourth-grade ELA proficiency sits at about half. Math results are more uneven. Fifth grade shows about half the students proficient in math, but third and fourth grade both hover below that, with fourth grade slightly lower. Science is tested only in fifth grade, where a small minority of students reach proficiency. When looking at all performance tiers together, roughly a fifth of students across the school master content, a little under half meet grade-level standards, and the remainder approach proficiency. These numbers place the school above the midpoint among districts in Comal County on an overall proficiency measure.

The school sits in New Braunfels, in greater suburban San Antonio. Housing in the area is moderately priced and rents are moderate. The region shows stable economic conditions with typical unemployment and mortgage rates. The school is part of New Braunfels ISD, which has undergone significant structural change. The district recently opened a second comprehensive high school, Long Creek, and the school board has passed two major bond measures funding campus renovations and technology upgrades. A particularly relevant development for this elementary school: the district is transforming County Line Elementary itself into its first elementary magnet school starting in fall of 2026, with a specialized, hands-on, application-based curriculum. The current school will close after this school year, and students will be rezoned. Parents currently at or considering County Line should be aware this is the final year of the school in its traditional form.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 0% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 51% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 23% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 17% · ▲ 42 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 63% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 31% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolNEW BRAUNFELS ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income56%Higher-income61%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income54%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income45%Higher-income73%28 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income61%Higher-income35%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income50%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income30%Higher-income68%38 pp gap